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From the Chicago Haymarket strikes to the Rana Plaza disaster, capitalism is the common theme of oppression
The Rana Plaza disaster
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WHAT began as a struggle by workers in Chicago Haymarket in 1886 on the key issue of an eight-hour day took on an international significance following the deaths of four workers.
The struggle for an eight-hour day and the importance of collective action around organising within the trade unions became a worldwide phenomenon.
In the age of globalisation, in the 21st century, 132 years after Chicago, the issue of the working conditions of workers on a global scale has lost none of its relevance.
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