2006 Dhaka strikes

September 2026 2006 5 20 - 2006 6 6 Dhaka, Bangladesh Garment workers The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) 1.8 millionFrom May 20 to June 6, nearly 1.8 million garment workers of Bangladesh concentrated in industrial areas in and around the capital Dhaka engaged in a series of simultaneous massive wildcat strikes. During this period, especially from May 20 to May 24 when garment workers' revolt was at its peak, workers of nearly 4000 factories went on strike.Katsiaficas George https://books.google.com/books?id=YbVHEAAAQBAJ Asia's Unknown Uprisings Volume 2: People Power in the Philippines, Burma, Tibet, China, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, and Indonesia, 1947–2009 2013-04-01 PM Press 978-1-60486-856-2 en These workers, and other workers from the industrial suburbs, continuously demonstrated and blocked highways connecting industrial suburbs to the capital Dhaka and Dhaka to other cities – Mymensingh, Gazipur, Narayanganj, Ashulia, and Chittagong etc. In the face of this mass revolt, the government resorted to massive repression. In the first one-week, as per official figures, at least 3 workers were shot dead, 3000 injured and several thousands were put into prisons. Until June 6–7, workers in different Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and industrial areas continued to engage in wild cat strikes and demonstrations – most garment factories remained closed. The state proclaimed that factories will open only from June 8 once order is fully restored. See also Strike in Bangladesh 2023 Bangladesh garment workers strike References External links General strike under way in Bangladesh Garment revolt Dhaka Strikes, 2006 Dhaka Category:Textile and clothing strikes Category:2006 in Dhaka Category:May 2006 in Bangladesh Category:June 2006 in Bangladesh Category:Labour disputes in Bangladesh Category:Wildcat strikes Category:Textile industry in Bangladesh