The country鈥檚 primary textile millers on Tuesday demanded intervention from the Bangladesh Bank to realise their matured bills from commercial banks against the supply of yarn and fabric to the readymade garment industries through back-to-back letters of credit...
Twenty-five readymade garment factories of the country on Thursday were awarded for their contribution in empowering women workers in the factory, said a press release...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A number of readymade garment units in Ashulia, Savar and Gazipur have terminated many of their workers amid ongoing labour unrest in the Dhaka and Gazipur industrial belts, demanding...
While the intensity of the ongoing labour movement has waned, the unrest, particularly in the readymade garment industry, persists, as workers from various factories staged demonstrations and...
A group of readymade garment exporters on Saturday issued a warning to Expo Freight Limited, a freight forwarding company, saying that they would file a lawsuit if the company fails to pay $10.21 million in outstanding arrears within the next 15 days...
At least 70 readymade garment factories in Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur suspended production on Wednesday amid workers鈥� protests over various demands...
At least 65 more readymade garment factories suspended operation on Sunday in Savar, Ashulia and Zirani area while garment workers in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for about four hours to press home their demands...
At least 51 readymade garment factories in Ashulia and Gazipur suspended operations on Saturday, primarily after lunch, as workers staged protests over arrears, the reopening of factories, and demands for a wage increase...
The authorities of at least 70 industrial units, including 59 readymade garment factories in Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur, were forced to suspend operations on Monday as fresh workers鈥� protests broke out...
Workers in different export sectors except readymade garments in the country earn minimum wages ranging from Tk聽6,700 to Tk聽8,050, a level that labour rights advocates deem inadequate and insufficient to meet basic living costs...
The labour situation in the readymade garment sector in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas improved on Sunday while fresh unrest occurred in the Dhaka metropolitan area on the day...
Labour leaders on Saturday urged the factory owners to reopen their units today, assuring an all-out support from the trade unions to continue production in the readymade garment sector.
Production was halted in over 100 readymade garment factory units on Monday amid labour unrest in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas.
Authorities were forced to close at least 130 readymade garment factories in Ashulia and Zirabo areas after 3:00 pm on Thursday due to labour unrest...
Authorities were forced to close around 167 readymade garment factories on Wednesday in the industrial areas of Ashulia, Savar and Gazipur as labour unrest escalated despite increased deployment of law enforcement agencies, including military forces...