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Continuing the Conversation: An Interview Nazma Akter

24 April 2017 by Nazma Akter, garment worker and worker's rights advocate

While the struggle continues for fair treatment of the workers who make our clothes, there are signs of improvement over the past year. Nazma Akter, a garment worker and founder of the AWAJ Foundation, shares with Fairtrade America.
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Fairtrade Working to Ensure Workers' Rights

1 September 2016 by Fairtrade America

Many people think Labor Day is simply the capstone of summer; few realize the struggle that the holiday commemorates.
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