Workers Protest Worldwide On May Day

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    It’s May Day, and in Europe they’re marking it with strikes and protests against austerity.

    FOX News Radio’s Simon Owen reports from London:

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    Mainly factory employees took to the streets of Dhaka for the May Day rally. They are demanding rights for women workers and an end to unsafe conditions. Labor leader Amirul Hoq says it’s a sad day for workers across the country: 

    (Hoq) “We are actually celebrating this May Day with sorrow.”

    The factory that collapsed was built illegally on a swamp and the owner didn’t evacuate workers despite
    being ordered to by police.

    Bangladesh relies on textiles for about 80% of its exports, but the industry is often plagued by accidents.

    The EU is considering trade action in order to put pressure on the government to improve safety standards.

    Emily Wither, Fox News Radio

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