Is Bangladesh doing enough to protect workers? | Inside Story

Unfortunately industrial accidents are too common in Bangladesh.

In the latest incident, dozens of people were killed in a fire and explosion at a container port near the city of Chattogram.

It’s estimated industrial accidents have killed more than 2,000 people in the country during the past two decades.

So are companies and the government doing enough to protect workers?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra

Guests:

Khondaker Golam Moazzem – Research Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue

Ben Vanpeperstraete – Senior Legal Advisor, European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights

Stephen Cotton – General Secretary, International Transport Workers’ Federation

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