Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way. Channeling real-life stories that Bangladeshi filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain encountered as a women's rights activist, this empowering, layered drama shines a light on an oppressive industry and demands our attention.

Q&A/ Discussion with: 

Fabiana Avelar Pereira – Interested in international human rights law, with a focus on international labour law. Her research targets both collective labour law and corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues concerning the regulation of supply chains, the promotion of freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining. 

Jonah Wigerhäll – Jonah has extensive experience from working on sustainability and human rights in global fashion supply chains, as well as from civil society advocacy on corporate accountability. Currently working as senior programme officer at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s China programme, his role also overlaps with the institutes thematic area Economic Globalisation and Human Rights, which touches on many of the same issues.

Henrik Olofsson (Moderator), Facilitator from Celemi.

Tickets: 115 kr/film + QA (student 85 kr/senior 90 kr, youth <20 år 75 kr)