Readymade garment workers on Thursday blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the Jaina Bazar area under Sripur upazila in the district demanding their salaries for the month of March and festival allowances for Eid-ul-fitr celebrated across the country on March 31...
Branches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments industrial areas will remain open in March 28-29 to facilitate payment of garment workers鈥� salary, Eid聽bonus, allowances and export-import activities...
Different garment workers right bodies on Tuesday at separate rallies in Dhaka demanded paying wage and festival allowance of the garment workers before Ramadan 20...
Uncertainty loomed over the payment of wages and bonuses of readymade garment workers in 200 factories ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims to be held at the end of March, according to the Industrial Police...
Leaders of the National Garment Workers Federation on Friday at a rally in front of the National Martyrs鈥� Memorial at Savar called on the interim government and owners of garment factories to take steps to ensure maternity leave for women garment workers.
Leaders of Garment Sramik Oikya Forum, a garment workers鈥� rights body, on Tuesday at a press conference demanded immediate release of its Ashulia thana committee president Khorshed Alam and Beximco garment factory workers as well as resolution to crisis of the factories...
Garment workers in Chattogram city blocked the Bayazid Bostami Polytechnic crossing demanding unpaid wages, causing severe traffic congestion and public suffering.
Ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, garment workers in Dhaka have issued a set of six demands, including a bonus equivalent to one month鈥檚 wage, as part of a broader call for fair treatment and improved working conditions.
Ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, to be held at the end of March, garment workers in Dhaka have issued a set of six demands, including a bonus equivalent to one month鈥檚 wage, as part of a broader call for fair treatment and improved working conditions.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
BANGLADESH became an independent nation-state in 1971. In its 53 years of Journey, Bangladesh has many success stories to tell, from being considered a bottomless basket to an emerging economy. Globalisation brought enormous opportunities for Bangladesh. Our economic successes have been pivoted on two footsolders: 4.22 million garment...
The mass inquiry committee on killing of garment workers in 2023 on Saturday demanded trials of killers of garment workers during the movement of wage increase and demanded adequate compensations for the affected families...
Leaders of the Garments Sramik Front on Friday at a protest rally in Dhaka demanded introduction of the rationing system for garment workers.
Leaders of the National Garment Workers' Federation on Thursday demanded the immediate withdrawal of 鈥榖aseless鈥� cases, filed against 20,000 garment workers during their movement for higher wages....
The police on Thursday stopped agitating workers of closed Denis Knitwear at national press club from marching towards the prime minister鈥檚 office at noon...
Several hundred garment workers on Wednesday rallied in front of Srama Bhaban in the capital鈥檚 Bijoynagar demanding immediate reopening of their factory in Gazipur...
Several hundred garment workers on Saturday blocked busy Airport Road at Banani, protesting at the closure of their factory without any...
Labour leaders, academics and professionals on Monday at a roundtable in Dhaka called on the Awami League government to introduce a rationing system for garment workers of the...
The leaders of different garment workers鈥� right bodies on Wednesday observed 11th Rana Plaza Day placing wreaths at the monument at Savar bus stand and also holding rallies and procession in the area...