Solidarity with Bangladesh Garment Workers

On the eve of 2nd anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory building collapse in Dhaka, several New York based Bangladeshi community organizations will gather to express their support and solidarity with Bangladesh garment workers. The groups will rally to protest Bangladesh’s terrible working conditions, demand for compensation for dead workers. Children’s Place, GAP, Sears, Vans, Walmart and other US garments retailers profiting enormously by producing fashion clothing by paying the lowest amount to Bangladesh garment workers who have been working long hours in an unhealthy, appalling and sometimes dangerous working conditions. Even after one of the deadliest garment-factory accident in history, these companies have been refusing to sign contracts protecting workers safety. The rally will demand from major US garment manufacturing corporations to take more responsibility to improve working conditions in Bangladesh.

Solidarity with Bangladesh Garment Workers will be attended by Bangladesh American Community Council (BACC), Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL), Three Generation Alliance, Bangladeshi Community of North Bronx, Bronx Bangladesh Society and others.

Venue:

Children’s Palace
1420 Metropolitan Ave., Bronx, NY 10462

More information:

Nazrul Haque, 917-405-2499
Goffer Chowdhury, 347-961-1894
Salim, 347-378-9264
Nur Uddin, 917-597-6349