Bangladeshi Garment Workers And Health And Safety Advocates Picket SF HQ Of Gap

[Omaha Steve]

Published on Apr 26, 2013

On April 25, 2013 Bangladesh garment workers who are fighting for justice and against the deadly health and safety conditions of workers in Bangladesh protested at the San Francisco world headquarters of the Gap corporation. Since 2006, more than 600 Bangladeshi garment workers have died in preventable fires while sewing clothing for companies like Gap and Walmart. 112 workers died in a recent fire at a Walmart supplier and 29 workers died at a Gap supplier, but Gap and Walmart are still refusing to pay for reforms and join with other companies in a binding fire safety agreement that includes independent inspections and worker representation.

At the rally at noon, Bangladeshi factory fire survivor Sumi Abedin and Bangladesh garment worker organizer Kalpona Akter of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity- BCWS spoke and protested with bay area activists for global worker safety. There was also a reading of the workers names who died in recent factory accidents.

Learn more about the rally, Sign the petition at link.

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[proverbialwisdom]

1. Photos and petition link.

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/04/26/18735887.php

[midnight]

2. K&R

American companies need to keep Osha safety standard even when they use foreign countries and their citizens to make their garments..

[proverbialwisdom]

3. I don't know these websites at all, but more SHOCKING info here.

http://action.sumofus.org/a/rapid-response-direct/?sub=homepage

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Walmart, Gap, and other big retailers are betting against us. They don't think we're serious about holding them accountable for what they're doing in Bangladesh. But we've got a surprise for them.

We’re putting together a special rapid response team to amplify Sumi and Kalpona’s voices while they’re in the U.S. If you sign up, we’ll ask you join some simple actions over the next three weeks, like sharing things on social media, making phone calls to corporate offices that are refusing to meet with the women, and otherwise helping spread the their message to the world. This rapid response team is critical to making sure Sumi and Kalpona aren’t ignored. But ultimately the choice is yours -- are you ready to step up and stand with Sumi and Kalpona?

Join our rapid response team to help Sumi and Kalpona amplify their message while they're here.

Walmart doesn't think we're serious about winning justice for Bangladeshi workers. Let's prove them wrong.

More: http://www.ryot.org/before-collapse-wal-mart-gap-hm-rejected-bangladesh-factory-safety-plan-do-they-even-give-a-shit/