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‘There could be anarchy’: Bangladesh’s garment sector unrest threatens economic disaster

Garment workers in Bangladesh, the world’s second-largest clothing exporter after China, are demanding that their wages more than double – and their protests have brought a halt to production in factories supplying global brands including H&M, Zara and Walmart. Tens of thousands of workers have marched through Dhaka and the key industrial towns of Gazipur, Ashulia and Narayanganj in recent days…

‘There could be anarchy’: Bangladesh’s garment sector unrest threatens economic disaster

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Ian Nzoki’s death: How killing of 24-year-old led to temporary closure of Kenya-Tanzania border at Namanga

The death of 24-year-old Kenyan clearing agent Ian Nzioki Jackson has triggered an unusual standoff at the Kenya-Tanzania border, disrupting cross-border trade, stranding hundreds of trucks and…

  • 24-year-old Kenyan clearing agent Ian Nzioki Jackson died buried on Tanzanian side of border.
  • Protests by clearing agents and residents disrupted cargo clearance at Namanga border post.
  • Body exhumed and returned to Kenya for investigation, accountability demanded.

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