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Added on the 10/01/2019 12:22:58 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Bangladeshi garment workers demanding a hike in their minimum wage return to their shifts following a week of violent protests, with some 600 businesses which had remained shuttered as a result of the unrest beginning to reopen. Bangladesh's 3,500 garment factories account for around 85 percent of the South Asian country's $55 billion annual exports, supplying many of the world's top names in fashion including Levi's, Zara and H&M. IMAGES
Another day of demonstrations by farmers in Rennes, while the government is eagerly awaited by the profession to come up with a response to their anger. IMAGES
Images of the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on the third day of the Israel-Hamas truce, the morning after a delayed hostage-prisoner exchange. Hamas fighters are set to release a third group of Israeli hostages in return for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails on Sunday. IMAGES
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers stage violent protests to demand a near-tripling of their wages, shuttering hundreds of garment factories in the country. IMAGES
A nationwide strike call by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party over the deadly violence on Saturday disrupts normal life in parts of the capital Dhaka. Many markets remain shuttered in the capital city and public transport is running thin in the bustling city following fresh incidents of arson, with riot police on high alert for signs of further violence. At least two people were killed on Saturday during the street demonstration by opposition parties to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down to allow an interim government to oversee elections due by the end of January. IMAGES