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Michael Laxer
Oct 28, 20243 min read
Workers call on fashion brands and Bangladesh’s interim government to end their repression
Fashion brands including Calvin Klein, H&M, Levi’s and Zara are accused of trampling on workers’ basic rights in Bangladesh. By Mzi...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Workers Party of Bangladesh Claims Menon’s Arrest Is Political Revenge
Rashed Khan Menon -- Image via Workers Party of Bangladesh on Facebook By Global News Service The President of the Workers Party of...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 23, 20246 min read
Will Bangladesh Be Another Egypt?
Image via X By Vijay Prashad The day after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka, I was on the phone with a friend...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 7, 20249 min read
The Conundrums of Bangladeshi Politics
Image from the street protests in Bangladesh that brought down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina -- image via X By Vijay Prashad On Monday,...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 7, 20243 min read
Bangladesh: A Popular Upsurge
Protesters in Bangladesh storm the residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina -- image via video screenshot Statements from the Communist...
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Michael Laxer
Jul 24, 20241 min read
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court Scraps Most of Government Job Quota Amid Widespread Protests and Violence
Image via X By Global News Service Amid widespread violence across the country over the controversial quota in government jobs,...
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Michael Laxer
Nov 16, 20235 min read
Fast Fashion Is Antithetical to Workers’ Rights
Don’t believe the fashion industry’s stated commitment to support a living wage for Bangladesh’s garment workers. By Sonali Kolhatkar...
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Michael Laxer
Apr 26, 202316 min read
Red Review #95 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from India, Cuba, the USA, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the UK, Chile and elsewhere. There are also a number of stories...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 29, 202215 min read
Red Review #72 -- International Left and Labour News
With news from Bolivia, the UK, the USA, India, Latvia, Bangladesh, South Africa, Greece and elsewhere. Bolivians march in support of...
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Michael Laxer
Feb 6, 202211 min read
Red Review #43 -- International Left and Labour News
The forty-third edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Kenya, India, Portugal, Cuba,...
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Michael Laxer
Jul 11, 20218 min read
Red Review #13 -- International Left and Labour News
The thirteenth edition of our weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Bangladesh, Swaziland, India,...
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Michael Laxer
May 15, 202110 min read
Solidarity with Palestine and Colombia: Red Review #5 -- International Left and Labour News
The fifth edition of our new weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Canada, the United States, India,...
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Michael Laxer
Apr 24, 20214 min read
Unions mark 8th anniversary of Bangladesh Rana Plaza industrial disaster
On the 8th anniversary of the horrific Rana Plaza disaster in Dhaka, Bangladesh unions in Canada and around the world are demanding...
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