Readymade garment workers have rejected the announcement of 9 per cent annual increase in their wages and workers from at least 25 factories in Ashulia on Wednesday refused to join work demanding a 15 per cent annual increase...
US Trade Representative Brendan Lynch and Trade Policy Analyst for South and Central Asia Emily Ashby met with the leadership of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association at a hotel in Dhaka on Tuesday...
The annual wage increment for the country鈥檚 readymade garment workers has been raised from 5 per cent to 9 per cent, effective from this month...
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exports to the United States in October 2024 recorded the highest growth marking a 25-per cent increase in quantity and a 26-per cent rise in value compared with those in the same month of 2023.
A high-powered government committee has recommended the selling of Beximco Group鈥檚 16 readymade garment companies to pay the workers鈥� dues.聽
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exports increased by 12.34 per cent year-on-year to $16.12 billion in July-November of the current financial year 2024-25 compared with those of $14.35 billion in the same period of FY24, driven by a pre-holiday rush for Christmas, Black Friday and Thanksgiving, as well as the clearing of the backlog...
Bangladesh鈥檚 export earnings have maintained a positive growth for five months (July-November) of the financial year 2024-25, posting a 16.23-per cent increase in November, due mainly to increased shipments of readymade garments...
The leaders of Garment Workers鈥� Trade Union Centre on Friday at a protest rally demanded the implementation of tripartite agreement in garment sector and announcing 15 per cent wage...
Garment workers from Mahmud Jeans Limited staged a protest on Thursday, blocking the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in the Chandra area of Kaliakair upazila, Gazipur, demanding their overdue wages.
The government has asked the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh to include about 10 lakh readymade garments workers in its subsidised food items distribution programme to one crore card holders...
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exports to the European Union could decline by 20 per cent due to the combined impact of EU-Vietnam free trade agreement, or EVFTA, and Bangladesh鈥檚 transition from a least developed country to a developing nation, according to a study...
The visiting United States鈥� delegation on Tuesday called for stronger labour protections in Bangladesh readymade garment sector, emphasising the importance of freedom of association and collective bargaining to uphold workers鈥� rights and dignity...
The visiting United States鈥� delegation led by the special representative for international labour affairs at the US Department of State, Kelly M Fay Rodriguez, on Monday expressed concerns over unfair labour practices, complex trade union registration processes and legal actions against garment workers and labour leaders involved in labour movements...
Low wages and constant pressure to meet production targets have put significant negative impacts, including reliance on overtime, rising debt, health risks and limited access to essential services, on Bangladeshi garment workers, according to a study...
Mahmud Hasan Khan, managing director of Rising Fashions, has formally been announced as panel leader of Forum, a panel of the country's garment makers, for the BGMEA elections...
A clash erupted between the workers from two readymade garment factories in the Chakraborty area of Kashimpur in Gazipur on Monday, leaving at least five people injured.
Experts at a programme on Saturday said that Bangladesh should make timely preparations to address the job losses automation could cause in the readymade garment and textile sector...
Leaders of National Garment Workers Federation on Friday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the interim government to take actions against some garment factory owners for destabilising the readymade garment sector.
Experts on Wednesday said that the country needed a collaborative approach from the government and the stakeholders of garments sector to utilise the huge potential of the sector.
Local and global investors in Bangladesh鈥檚 ready-made garment sector saw strong prospects for growth and improvement in denim subsector, despite it grappling with significant challenges such...
One more Bangladeshi garment factory, Cotton Field BD Limited, obtained the platinum LEED certification given by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
Bangladesh Garment Sramik Samhati on Saturday formed a 31-member central committee electing Taslima Akhter as president and Mizanur Rahim Chowdhury as general secretary for two years.
At least 11 readymade garment workers had so far been arrested and sent to jail in connection with setting fire to army jeep and a police van during a clash in the capital鈥檚 Mirpur on Thursday...
The police on Friday filed two cases with Vasantek and Kafrul police stations in Dhaka against 1,100 unnamed readymade garment workers for setting fire to an army jeep and a police van...
Politicians, academics, garment labour leaders and professionals on Friday at a national conference in Dhaka called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to resolve...
Experts and labour leaders on Thursday said that the government and the global brands could play a crucial role in promoting responsible business conduct within the readymade garment supply chain by upholding national and international standards to enhance workers鈥� quality of life and social security...
Experts and labour rights campaigners on Monday said that the long-term career prospects for female workers in Bangladesh鈥檚 garment industry had been getting hindered by challenges such as traditional gender norms, burden of unpaid care work, inadequate gender-friendly working conditions in some factories and limited job security along with age barriers...
A female readymade garment worker who sustained injuries during a clash between security forces and workers over arrears died on Sunday while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital...
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, has developed a handbook to guide companies in applying the OECD due diligence framework to support living incomes and living wages in global supply chains...
India鈥檚 enormous garment sector churns out billions of dollars鈥� worth of new clothes each year, but some local fashion lovers are switching to secondhand to assuage worries about the industry鈥檚 environmental impact.