Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) stands in unwavering solidarity with our alliance partner, the Bangladesh Garment and Sweater Workers Trade Union Centre (BGSWTUC), after a brutal and unprovoked police assault on a peaceful demonstration in Dhaka on 13th August. The attack left at least thirty workers with serious injuries, among them General Secretary Kazi Ruhul Amin and multiple district leaders, along with workers including Sufia Begum, Salma Akter, Amir Hossain and twelve others who have been hospitalised at Dhaka Medical College, after being attacked for lawfully demanding rightful compensation.

Read our statement here: English