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Article

13 Sep 2004

Author:
Lindsay Dentlinger, The Namibian

Bangladeshis Booted [Namibia]

The first of about 372 Bangladeshi men brought to Namibia to work at the Ramatex Textile Factory were deported yesterday...Tensions over "horrific" living conditions and broken promises erupted into riots at the factory on Thursday...Ramatex, which is Malaysian run, has laid the blame squarely at the door of Eastern Overseas, the agency that recruited the Bangladeshis. Also under fire is Saujana Blossom Import and Export Namibia, which was responsible for arranging accommodation for them...In its press statement, the Ramatex management admitted oversight on its part in not checking that the workers' living arrangements were satisfactory. "It is not Ramatex policy to provide such living conditions for any of our employees. Admittedly the management had overlooked the accommodation issue as the accommodation service provider which Ramatex contracted was responsible for such," it said.