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Film Screening of Sramik Awaaz: Workers' Voices
- Date:
- April 10, 2017
- Start:
- 6:00pm
- End:
- 8:00pm
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- Location:
- TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
- Event type:
- 04/10/2017
To commemorate the fourth anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, join Counter Balance: ATX, National Lawyers Guild - Texas Chapter, the Human Rights Law Society, and Law@theMargins. We stand in solidarity with women of color both in our own country and overseas.
With over 1,100 casualties, the easily preventable disaster was the worst single incident in terms of death toll in the history of the garment industry. However, it is far from the only such instances in the global apparel industry, in which multinational manufacturers and retailers "race to the bottom", seeking contractors with the lowest costs and quickest turnaround, lading to the lowest wages, worst access to worker rights, and most dangerous factory conditions.
Crowdfunded and subtitled in English, Sramik Awaaz: Worker Voices is the first film to fully explore the lives, work, and organizing efforts of Bangladesh's garment workers.
- Specific audiences:
- Texas Law students
- Prospective students
- Texas Law alumni
- Faculty
- Staff
- General public
- Sponsored by:
- Human Rights Law Society
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.