Labour Behind The Label

The National Garment Workers Federation of Bangladesh is urging the Bangladesh government to announce a minimum wage worth Tk 5,000 a month for the garment and textile sector by July 27 2010.

32 year old Hamdani made Adidas sports shoes until he was unfairly dismissed for participating in a strike for better wages. He has now been without work for 5 years and is struggling to provide for his 2 year old son.  This is his story.

This 128-page publication published by the CCC International Secretariat includes feature articles on important themes relating to gender and labour rights and 17 profiles of women involved in different ways in the movement for garment workers' rights.