Bangladesh trade union leader on sweatshop labour
18th June 2009 |
Employing 2.5 million workers in 4,500 garment factories, Bangladesh's garment industry generates over three quarters of the country's total export revenue. In spite of the central role the sector plays in the nations economy, Bangladeshi garment workers suffer from appalling conditions in the factories while earning well below a living wage.
The National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF), a Bangladeshi trade union for garment worker and a War on Want partner organisation, is leading the struggle against sweatshop conditions in Bangladesh's factories.
In this video Amirul Haque Amin, President of the NGWF, discusses his groups fight for the rights of garment workers.