Bangladesh: Unionists at Perfetti van Melle factory allege being subjected to abuse following their demands to end child labour
"Union members assaulted at Perfetti Van Melle Bangladesh after calling for an end to child labour", 23 April 2019
After a long fight for legal collective bargaining status at...Perfetti Van Melle's Bangladesh factory, PVM Union leaders and members have been the target of threats and physical assault.
Central to this...was the PVM Union's call for an end to the exploitation of child labour supplied by Perfetti Van Melle's third party labour and services provider Rahat Corporation. The union also called for permanent status for contract workers and in-sourcing of canteen services, both currently supplied by Rahat Corporation.
Two violent events followed these union demands, one in which 20 goons organized by Rahat Corporation entered the Gazipur factory...and proceeded to beat and threaten union members while Perfetti Van Melle management stood by...