On 1st November the Minimum Wage Board in Bangladesh will make its decision on the new minimum wage rate for garment workers. Trade unions and labour organisations are calling for an increase to 23,000 taka per month, which is roughly £172. Bangladeshi garment workers deserve a living wage, now is the time to support them.

Last week No Sweat was due to speak at the TUC’s Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival. While the event was cancelled due to high winds we wanted to share what we had planned to say.

On Sunday 25th June, after leaving a wage dispute meeting with managers at the Prince Jacquard Sweater factory, Shahidul Islam and two other union activists

On the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster, trade unionists, workers’ rights activists, and local community groups will gather in Tower Hamlets, East London for a memorial to remember the lives lost in the deadliest garment-factory disaster in history.
Join us for a memorial and an evening of film, photography and discussion.