Sheikh Sabiha Alam

  • This photograph taken on December 29, 2024, shows a garment worker sewing clothes at a Snowtex Group textile factory in Dhamrai, a sub-district in Dhaka. Bangladesh’s key clothing manufacturing industry supplying global brands was crippled by a revolution that toppled the government last year, in which garment sector protesters played an important role. But while owners say business has bounced back, frustrated workers say that hard-fought for concessions have changed little — and life remains as hard as ever. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP) / TO GO WITH ‘Bangladesh-Economy-Garments’ FOCUS (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Bangladesh’s garment factories bounce back from last year’s unrest—yet workers say hard-won wage hikes led to ‘unachievable’ targets

    By Sheikh Sabiha Alam and AFP