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: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads
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