Faces & Stories: Labour union leader in Bangladesh

Faces and Stories at www.giz.de: https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/21996... Since the age of 16, the former child labourer Nazma Akter has been campaigning for better working conditions in the textile factories of Bangladesh. Today she creates spaces -- women's cafés -- where female textile workers can learn about their rights. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Union, GIZ is working to improve social and environmental standards -- with Nazma Akter as one of its partners.