August 18, 2020 #UnitedAgainstTheDragon: Updates and Reports SUMMARY: Actions in 11 cities on “Black Friday” CALL: International Day of Action on “Black Friday” November 17th: Fundraising campaign launched November 15th: Workers block Labor Ministry with Factory Owner inside November 7th: Factory Owner breaches agreement – Workers continue fighting! November 1st: Open Letter sent to Dragon Group management October 12th: Partial Victory! – Agreement signed by workers and owners Solidarity statement against attack on textile workers October 4th: Workers attaked by goons – probably hired by factory owners The struggle continues. September 22nd: Tour de Classe – Bicycle Rally to Lidl and New Yorker stores in Dresden September 19th: Picket at Minto – shopping center with New Yorker store – in Mönchengladbach Greetings of Solidarity from La Bisbal (Spain) to Dhaka September 17th: Workers lay siege to Labor Ministry in Dhaka September 15th: Third picket at New Yorker store in Hamburg Video message made in Hamburg September 12th: Picket at Lidl store in Freiburg September 10th: Dragon Sweater workers rally after negotiations break down September 8th: Picket at Lidl in Iruñea September 6th/7th: Textile workers rally and attempt to lay siege on factory owner’s residency in Dhaka September 3rd/4th/8th: Solidarity from Lomas to Dhaka September 5th: Pickets at Lidl stores in Siegen (Germany) September 5th: Picket at Lidl store in Belfast September 3rd: Picket at Lidl store in Aranjuez (Spain) September 2nd: Press coverage of international coordination in Bangladesh August 31st: Workers Rally and block Labor Ministry in Dhaka August 29th: Second picket in Bonn (video) August 29th: Rally held in front of shopping center Mercado (NewYorker) in Hamburg. August 29th: Press Conference held by GWTUC announcing protests. August 29th: Pickets at Lidl stores in Ireland August 29th: Picket at NewYorker store in Wuppertal August 28th: Workers in Dhaka say “Thanks!” for international solidarity. August 23rd: Solidarity from Colombo to Dhaka August 23rd: Pickets at Lidl in Ireland and Scotland August 22nd: Picket at NewYorker store in Bonn August 22nd: Flyer attack at NewYorker store in Valladoid Yangon: Federation of Garment Workers Myanmar stands in Solidarity August 15th: Rally in front of Lidl in Harburg (Hamburg, Germany) August 15th: Picket at BIG (Walmart) in Goiânia (Brazil) August 15th: Pickets at Lidl and ASDA stores across Ireland Share this:
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