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Article

25 May 2006

Author:
Maquila Solidarity Network

Union officials arrested, beaten and tortured in Bangladesh following worker protests

Simmering anger at poverty wages and poor working conditions has boiled over into massive worker protests in Bangladesh. Two workers are confirmed dead..., hundreds have been injured, and over a hundred factories have been set ablaze in riots over the past few days. [refers to incident at a factory supplying Hennes & Mauritz, Gap, Marks & Spencer, Inditex, Tesco, Next]