Question: Recently Bangladesh garment manufacturers have sacked over 1600 workers for participating in “illegal” protests in which of the following city?
(a) Mirpur
(b) Chittagong
(c) Ashulia
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 26 December 2016; Bangladesh garment manufacturers have sacked over 1600 workers for participating in “illegal” protests.
- The workers were demanding three-fold pay hike that resulted in week-long shutdown at nearly 85 factories, supplying ready-made apparels to top Western brands.
- Over 85 apparel units in Dhaka’s suburb Ashulia, the hub of Bangladesh’s nearly 4,500 garment factories.
- These were closed earlier this month after labourers demanded to increase their minimum wage from Tk 5,300 (USD 67) to Tk 16,000 (USD 201), prompting fears of supply shortage during the festive season.
- The garment factories used to supply clothings to brands like Zara, H & M, Benetton, and Gap.
Reference:
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/over-1600-workers-sacked-in-bangladesh-following-labour-unrest-4447373/
http://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2017/01/05/money-valued-life/
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/labour-rights-bodies-seek-stop-hr-violations-ashulia-1340074