Rana Plaza

Anniversary evokes solidarity actions for Bangladesh workers

On the second anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a Day of Global Actions on April…

May 4, 2015

Two years after factory collapse, Bangladeshi workers address students

Lexington, Ky. -- Mahinur Begum went to work on the morning of April 24, 2013, even though she knew she…

March 6, 2015

Women fight for rights, defend social gains

What is remembered about yearly International Women’s Day commemorations? Not official afternoon teas and receptions, where politicians toss off meaningless…

March 23, 2014

Bangladesh May Day: Make jobs safe; punish the criminals

Tens of thousands of workers marched through central Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, on May Day to demand the death penalty for…

May 4, 2013

Who’s to blame as hundreds die in Bangladeshi factory collapse

In Savar, an industrial suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, at least 300 workers, mostly women, died at the Rana Plaza garment…

April 26, 2013