The Shore

The Shore

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Bangladesh Garment Workers Protest

Slide show, at the Guardian Newspaper, of garment workers in Bangladesh being beaten by police with batons (these are disturbing images) after/while protesting wages and working conditions. I'll be checking my clothes to make sure that they aren't made in Bangladesh! Though it is a tough call as the children are likely working so that they don't starve although the wages are very low and the working conditions very bad. . . So maybe my "boycott" would just hurt the children - they need organized, but even then the state can be repressive. . . any suggestions? Other than funding NGO's, how do we help make sure that we are not contributing to the exploitation of workers (esp children) in Bangladesh?

Click on pic below for link to the slide show on the Guardian site.

Dhaka protests: A Bangladeshi policeman hits a child with a baton during clashes

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