Stories the Fashion Media Won't Tell | The Nation
Stand in solidarity with Bangladeshi garment workers! Fashion outlets may be ignoring their protests but we're not!!
"Twelve days ago, 50,000 garment workers in Bangladesh began a series
of demonstrations in and around Dhaka to demand higher wages. For nearly
two weeks, they’ve been blocking roads, burning tires, and shutting
down factories. Women workers are confronting a multibillion-dollar
fashion industry, their abusive and mostly male bosses, and bad-faith
trade deals that benefit Western countries and corporations at their
expense. They are risking their jobs and lives to face down police armed
with rubber bullets, water cannons, tear gas, and batons. By any
measure, this is a historic event, and they are heroes."
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Bangladeshi police chase protesting garment workers on the outskirts of Dhaka on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. (AP Photo)
