Nomita Nath, President of the Bangladesh Independent Garment Workers Union Federation, was one of the powerful speakers at our conference last week on womens rights in the apparel industry. Her interview on Marketplace aired today: Pressing for unions is never easy, and its made tougher still by what Nath describes as a simple tactic -- employers can tell employees to sign a blank piece of paper. And that signature, Nath says, becomes a form of control.
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 23:37:19 +0000