[300] Bangladesh textile factories shut amid unrest

[Turborama]

Source: BBC



Many Bangladeshi textile factories near the capital, Dhaka, have shut because of unrest sparked by the collapse of a factory building last month, the country's textile association says.

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The government says it will lift trade union restrictions amid pressure to improve workers' conditions.

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One report said as many as 300 factories had closed in the Ashulia industrial area near Dhaka.

"Owners decided to close their factories on safety grounds after workers went on a rampage almost every day after the collapse of Rana Plaza," Mohammad Atiqul Islam, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, said on Monday.

Workers in 80% of the factories in Ashulia staged a walkout demanding a salary increase, as well as the execution of the owner of the Rana Plaza, local police chief Badrul Ala said.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22513861

[davidpdx]

1. I hope these factories have learned their lesson after so many have been killed

over the last year or so. I fear however, that won't be the case.

[marble falls]

2. A tipping point. Time for unions.