Rushanara Ali MP calls on UK companies operating in Bangladesh to help improve conditions for women working in the garments industry
Significantly, 85% of women in Bangladesh work in the garment industry and 78% of export in Bangladesh is from the garment industry. This is a huge contribution to economic growth and it is vital that women have access to support so that they can empower themselves and educate others around them.
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Rushanara Ali MP reports back on Labour Party Conference 2011
Local MP Rushanara Ali has been speaking at numerous events and meetings at the Labour Party Annual Conference 2011. During a busy week in Liverpool, Rushanara Ali raised the key issues affecting constituents in Bethnal Green and Bow relating to jobs and policing alongside wider issues related to her work on international development.
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Rushanara Ali MP calls for action on climate change ahead of her visit to Bangladesh and the UN Climate Conference in Durban in December
Rushanara Ali, Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow and Shadow Minister for International Development will be visiting Bangladesh to highlight the impact of climate change on communities there.
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Rushanara Ali MP says Urgent action needed to help the victims of flooding in Pakistan
As Pakistan attempts once more to deal with serious flooding and the resulting humanitarian crisis, Rushanara Ali joined the call for the international community to provide the help and support so desperately needed.
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