Kalpona akter biography of barack

Kalpona has travelled internationally calling on the garment companies that were sourcing from the Tazreen and Rana Plaza factories to pay fair compensation to the families of the deceased and the injured. She has also been calling on all companies sourcing from Bangladesh to join the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord to help prevent future tragedies.

FromI worked as a volunteer in the community fishery management committee. Bangladeshi labor activist. Career [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Human Rights Watch. September Retrieved 28 November Invisible Hands.

Kalpona akter biography of barack

Voices from the Global Economy. New York Times. Retrieved Clean Clothes Campaign. The Guardian. Dhaka Tribune. Portals : Organized labour Bangladesh. Categories : Living people births People from Dhaka Bangladeshi trade unionists Bangladeshi women trade unionists Bangladeshi human rights activists People from Chandpur District. They place particular emphasis on the rights of female workers, gender equality, and the involvement of women workers in negotiations, also working to safeguard the human rights of women and children.

BCWS website: www. She started working in garment factories at the age of However, because of her trade union involvement, she was fired and soon put on the factories' "black list".