bangladesh workers set fire to their factory

[bcbm]

http://www.arabnews.com/news/459823

[Brutus]

I suppose they caught the bosses attention.

[Hegemonicretribution]

It is a shame that this is relatively isolated and that it is still too easy to turn a blind eye in the west.

[bcbm]

It is a shame that this is relatively isolated

not in bangladesh

[Karlorax]

This recent act follows on the heals of several factory disasters: http://llco.org/hundreds-dead-tragedy-in-bangladesh/

[bcbm]

burning down factories in bangladesh has been a tactic of striking workers there for awhile before the most recent disasters as well.

[StringsofG]

I respect the act of protest, detest the tactic. Wouldn't it be more useful to occupy the space and wait for the owners financial collapse....

[Ethics Gradient, Traitor For All Ages]

Why would that be more useful?

[bcbm]

if only we could self-manage our hellish sweatshop

[Comrade Jacob]

People in the west really need to read that, be inspired, grow a set of balls and then proceed to kick ass!

[bcbm]

what does the presence of testicles have to do with anything?

[StringsofG]

Why would that be more useful?

A burned factory is one that has to be rebuilt later... But shoot, it is still gratifying what they did!!

[baronci]

People in the west really need to read that, be inspired, grow a set of balls and then proceed to kick ass!

the conditions really aren't present in 'the west' for that to be honest. it would take a severe decline in working conditions for people to start burning shit, so it's not really right to hold it against western workers.