Bangladesh

Damning UN Report: Myanmar Generals Should Be Prosecuted for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

As Major Floods Devastate Across Globe, Warnings That Bigger Storms 'Are on the Way'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"This is an unnatural disaster fueled by the reckless climate denial that is a hallmark of this administration," 350.org said of Hurricane Harvey

Three Years After Global Garment Industry's Worst Disaster, 38 Indicted for Murder

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Over 1,100 people died when Rana Plaza garment factory building collapsed near...

Twenty Hostages Dead After Overnight Siege in Bangladesh

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

Thirteen people were reportedly rescued Saturday morning

Developing: Armed Attackers Take Hostages in Bangladesh Attack

Walmart, Gap, H&M Called Out for Global Worker Exploitation and Abuse

'Now or Never': 400 Kilometer March Begins in Bangladesh to Oppose Coal Plants

Refugee Crisis Mounts in Southeast Asia as 'Stateless' People Turned Back to Sea

Women Around the World Rise Up to Remember Rana Plaza

'Catastrophe': Oil Spill at Bangladesh World Heritage Site

Bangladesh Police Unleash Rubber Bullets, Teargas on Hunger Striking Workers

At Ruins of Bangladesh Factory, the Wounded and Grieving Demand Justice

Factory Collapse Equals Murder: Bangladeshi Officials

Big Gap Surfaces in Davos

Big Retailers Dodge Blame as Local Owners Face Murder Charges

Following Worst Factory Disaster in History, Retailers Offer $40 Million

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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: Too Much Blood Has Been Spilled

Today marks the 103rd anniversary of New York's Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in which 146 workers, most young immigrant women, died trapped in a sweatshop inferno behind doors locked by owners worried about theft and unions, but not workers' lives. The fire was a milestone in labor history, prompting the rise of unions and improved working conditions. Now, with unions faltering and abuses ongoing in our now-overseas sweatshops, hear the fiery Rose Schneiderman of the International Ladies’ Garment...