In fast-growing Dhaka, which is losing what is left of its green spaces and water bodies to urban development, residents are rallying to protect their environment and fight climate change. The Bangladesh government has made some effort to gauge how climate change will play out for the workforce. Amirul Haque Amin, president of the National Garment Workers Federation, said workers are so preoccupied by meeting their basic needs that they lack the knowledge and courage to join social movements on wider issues like climate or environment. Amin's organization - affiliated with the international trade union body IndustriAll - has joined other garment workers' unions in calling for an increase in the sector's minimum monthly wage to $215 from $75 now. "We need to translate what climate change means for labour so they too can share their needs for a just climate transition," said Rahman from Youthnet for Climate Justice.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 26, 2023 16:22 UTC