ILO violation 87 : A union was organised in the Merchantex Company BD Ltd factory in August 2006, during which time management identified and fired one union activist. In September, the union was formally registered, but the company refused to recognise the union and began harassing its leaders. Management then put up a notice in the factory stating that an illegal strike had taken place, and the factory would take legal action against those responsible. After the Eid festival, when workers returned to work on 29 October, 18 union members were denied entry to the factory, effectively firing them. Efforts to have the workers reinstated fell on deaf ears, and at the end of the year, the union members were still out of work.:
Bangladesh 
