The latest crackdown on Bangladesh’s garment workers for demanding relief from poverty wages and hazardous working conditions must call into question the country’s continuing eligibility for trade preferences under the EU’s GSP regime

At the 23rd Congress of the Union Generale des Travailleurs Tunisiens (UGTT), UNI Global Union General Secretary Philip Jennings applauded the courageous efforts of Tunisian workers over the last 70 years.

An offer aimed at settling the long-running dispute on pay, pensions and job security at Fujitsu in Manchester will be put to Unite’s 300 members.