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Farmers and agriculture workers in Bangladesh continue struggle for rights to land and food sovereignty

17 April 2015

Bangladesh Agricultural Farm Labour Federation (BAFLF)

Press Release

Farmers and agriculture workers in Bangladesh continue their struggle for their rights to land, proper land reform and food sovereignty

Today 17 April 2015, in memory of the massacre of 19 Brazilian landless peasants Bangladesh Agricultural Farm Labour Federation (BAFLF), Bangladesh Sramajibi Kendra (BSK) and Jatiyo Krishani-Shamik Samiti (JKSS) jointly observed International Day of Peasant Farmer Struggles Against Transnational Companies and free trade agreements declared by Via Campesina April 17th.

This year we arranged several actions across the country including human chain, procession and rally demanding farmers’ right to land, actual land and agri-reform and food sovereignty focusing on the slogan:

Globalize the struggle, globalize hope!

For People Food Sovereignty, Against Transnational Companies and FTAs!

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17 April 2015
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