Oready Daily writes: “Hundreds of workers and their supporters battled police in the capital of Bangladesh on Friday in response to the beating death of one of their own by company goons. Libcom.org reports (see below) last Wednesday (30th Jan) two workers in World Dresses Ltd, Mirapur, Dhaka, The two were apparently almost the last of the workforce on the premises at 8pm, as they were washing themselves before leaving. Five officials appeared and accused them of loitering with intent to rob the company. They took the men to upper floor and started beating them mercilessly. Although they were seriously injured the garment officials did not take them to hospital immediately. One of the men died the other remains in the hospital in bad condition. The dead man was later identified as Mohammad Khokon, 23. The injured worker is Abdul Malek. Police said several officials and security guards of the factory were responsible for the beating. The unrest that the incident created led to work stoppage in many factories in the area. More than 500 workers tried to put up barricades on a busy highway that connects the capital with southern and western Bangladesh and were attacked by police.” (Infoshop News / Independent Bangladesh, 02/04/08)
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Bangladesh: Garment Workers Under Attack:
Oready Daily writes: “Hundreds of workers and their supporters battled police in the capital of Bangladesh on Friday in response to the beating death of one of their own by company goons. Libcom.org reports (see below) last Wednesday (30th Jan) two workers in World Dresses Ltd, Mirapur, Dhaka, The two were apparently almost the last of the workforce on the premises at 8pm, as they were washing themselves before leaving. Five officials appeared and accused them of loitering with intent to rob the company. They took the men to upper floor and started beating them mercilessly. Although they were seriously injured the garment officials did not take them to hospital immediately. One of the men died the other remains in the hospital in bad condition. The dead man was later identified as Mohammad Khokon, 23. The injured worker is Abdul Malek. Police said several officials and security guards of the factory were responsible for the beating. The unrest that the incident created led to work stoppage in many factories in the area. More than 500 workers tried to put up barricades on a busy highway that connects the capital with southern and western Bangladesh and were attacked by police.” (Infoshop News / Independent Bangladesh, 02/04/08)
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Bangladesh being one of the poorest nation in the world is also high in the list of Human Rights Violations. The Commission on Human Rights should intervene on this situation.
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