GLEW Group, University of Glasgow
Worker Solidarities and Challenges from a Global South Perspective
Fri 15 March 2024
English subtitling

Wheelchair accessible

Still from Discount Workers (2020; 1h10 length) by Ammar Aziz and Christopher Patz on March 15, 2024.
Join us for a screening of the feature-length documentary Discount Workers (2020; 1h10 length) by Ammar Aziz and Christopher Patz on March 15, 2024.
Following a garment factory fire in Baldia, Pakistan, Saeeda Khatoon and families of other victims pursue a case against the client, a German retail company, in courts in Pakistan and in Germany and are met with numerous challenges. The collaboratively made film documents this fight for justice by workers in the global supply chains of production.
Language: Urdu, German and English (subtitles in English)
With Raktim Ray (University College London), Christopher Patz (co-director of Discount Workers), David Featherstone (University of Glasgow) and Piyusha Chatterjee (University of Glasgow). Moderated by Jackie Clarke (University of Glasgow).
Language: English
Join us for refreshments at 6 pm.
Screening starts at 6:30 pm.
Organised by:
Piyusha Chatterjee, Diarmaid Kelliher and David Featherstone.
A collaboration between Glasgow Labour, Employment and Work (GLEW) Group, ArtsLab and Deindustrialization and Politics of Our Time (DePOT) Project at the University of Glasgow.

Discount Workers (2020; 1h10 length) by Ammar Aziz and Christopher Patz on March 15, 2024.