Bangladesh garment factories sack hundreds after pay protests
Dozens have been arrested amid clashes with police as impoverished workers demand a trebling of pay
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A look back at 2013’s biggest sustainability themes in the US
The rise of renewables, the Rana Plaza tragedy, corporate coalitions around sustainability, and getting inequality onto the agenda – 2013 was a busy year for sustainability
Read moreDhaka’s Dickensian workhouses should shame us all
A damning study says children in the slums of Bangladesh work over 42 hours a week, often at factories supplying to the west
Read moreA lifeline for Bangladesh’s poorest, and Congolese rape victims search for justice
Bangladesh scheme delivers financial support and long-term prosperity; plus, a battle against sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Read moreChild labour ‘rampant’ in Bangladesh factories, study reveals
Overseas Development Institute survey finds 15% of six- to 14-year-olds living in poorest households work an average of 64 hours a week
Read moreEthical gifts: think of others when you think of others this Christmas
Lendwithcare offers ethical alternatives to traditional gifts, so you can help budding entrepreneurs across the globe
Read moreRohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar ‘turned away by Bangladesh’
Border guards detain hundreds, says Amnesty, while others left in makeshift camps face shortages of food and water
Read moreWhat Bangladesh can do to help garment workers
Letters: Bangladesh must diversify its economy to create better jobs and strengthen workers’ rights so that women have more job options for a better future
Read moreBangladesh beat England by 108 runs in second Test to draw series – as it happened
- Alastair Cook’s team slump from 100-0 on third day in Dhaka
- Bangladesh make history with first Test win against England
Margaret Atwood selects Tutul for Pen writer of courage award
Atwood praises the ‘huge personal courage’ of the Bangladeshi publisher, who survived a machete attack by Islamic extremists and still won’t be silenced
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