Morium Akter

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Morium Akter
General Secretary of the Bangladesh Independent Garment Workers Union Federation
Assumed office
2013
Vice President of the

Morium Akter is the current general secretary of the Bangladesh Independent Garment Workers Union Federation (BIGUF), one of the largest trade union federations of garment workers in Bangladesh.[1] She is also the vice president of the .

Career[]

Akter began working in a garment factory when she was nine years old. She first began organising colleagues when she was 14. In 2013, she was elected as BIGUF's general secretary.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "A Situation Analysis Study. Workers Rights & Gender Based Violence in the RMG and TU capacity to Deal with These" (PDF). Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies. January 2018.
  2. ^ Connell, Tula (2013-08-04). "Bangladesh Union Leader: Global Support Key for Working Women". Solidarity Center.


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