Farzana Nawaz

Farzana Nawaz is a capacity development consultant working with grassroots labour rights organisations in Bangladesh and an advisor to Awaj Foundation. Awaj Foundation is a workers' rights NGO based in Bangladesh that works towards improving working conditions in the RMG sector by strengthening the voice of workers.

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FIVE YEARS AFTER RANA PLAZA TRAGEDY / How women labour leaders are changing the landscape in RMG

Sharifun is a soft-spoken woman with a big, generous smile. Dressed in a modest saree, the 35-year-old looks like a kindly
23 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Tazreen fire

Making strides in workers' rights

On November 24, 2012 a fire broke out in Tazreen Fashions garment factory in Ashulia that led to the death of at least 112 workers trapped in a building without adequate emergency exits.
23 November 2017, 18:00 PM
rana plaza tragedy 1.jpg

How women labour leaders are changing the landscape in RMG

Sharifun is a soft-spoken woman with a big, generous smile. Dressed in a modest saree, the 35-year-old looks like a kindly
23 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Tazreen fire

Making strides in workers' rights

On November 24, 2012 a fire broke out in Tazreen Fashions garment factory in Ashulia that led to the death of at least 112 workers trapped in a building without adequate emergency exits.
23 November 2017, 18:00 PM