Bangladesh Agricultural Farm Labour Federation (BAFLF)

BAFLF is a national trade union federation in agricultural sector, set up on 30th July, 1978. Since inception, this organization initiated struggle to protect and promote the rights and interest of small and marginal farmers, farm workers and waged agricultural workers. BAFLF takes an active stand on issues that affect agriculture, rural workers, peasants and women rights. It advocates for farmers’ control on seeds and technologies, promotes food sovereignty.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

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!