The readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh has a great future and is in an excellent position to expand in the global market, Parliamentarian State Secretary of German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, ...
Tags: readymade garment(RMG)sector, German Official, Apparel
The Bangladesh Ambassador to US, Mohammad Ziauddin, has sought help from the US Government for promoting the readymade garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh, BSS news agency reported. Mr. Ziauddin, in a discussion with US Congresswoman ...
Tags: Bangladesh, US Government, Accessories
Coats, one of the leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts companies, has announced the opening of a state-of-the-art zips factory in Chittagong, on the eve of completing 25 years of operations in Bangladesh. The new zips ...
Tags: Coats, Zips Factory, Textile
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a body recognised for fire safety, signed a partnership which will guide garment factories adopt best practices and most up to date standards for ...
Tags: NFPA, Safety Measures, Accessories
Bangladesh government officials carrying out inspections at various garment factories have been provided with motorcycles, which will help boost their capacity to work. The 95 motorcycles were provided by the Improving Working Conditions ...
Tags: Garment, Ready Made Garment
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to run a check on the tax payment of foreign workers in the garment factories in Bangladesh. The board has asked its field officers to prepare a list of workers who are illegally working in ...
Tags: NBR, Foreigners, Apparel
The German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and the European Union (EU) have completed four years of their collaboration for improving labour standards in Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) industry. An event to mark the ...
Tags: GIZ, Apparel, Accessories
India has improved its ranking as per the recent data released by ‘UN Comtrade’ in Global Textiles as well as Apparel Exports. In Global Textiles Exports, India now stands at second position beating its competitors like Italy, ...
Tags: Textile Exporter, Textile
The planning workshop on OSH (Occupational Safety and Health Awareness) was held with representatives of employers and workers organizations and other stakeholders from the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector aimed at in-depth analysis of ...
Tags: RMG Sector, ILO
Speakers at a high-level event to commemorate One Year after Rana Plaza, reiterated their commitment to working together to ensure safety and rights for workers in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh. “It has been a ...
Tags: Garment Units
Chairman AEPC, Mr. Virender Uppal, welcomed the move to extend the 2% duty credit scrip under the Market Linked Focus Product Scrip (MLFPS) for RMG sector (2% Duty credit scrip, HS 61 & 62) to EU and USA for exports from 01/04/2014 till ...
Tags: global markets, Apparel
The readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh has suffered a loss of US$ 20 million in the month of December 2013, due to shipment delay, cancellation of orders, extra-burden of air freight, price discounts, and losses due to vandalism, ...
Tags: RMG Sector, Apparel
Improving working conditions in Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) industry is crucial for achieving sustainable growth in the country, says a new report Bangladesh: Seeking better employment conditions for better socioeconomic outcomes, ...
Tags: Sustainable Growth, Bangladesh, RMG
It seems that the status quo in the Bangladeshi textile industry hasn't changed that much. However, the increasing pressure from some international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) through social media and newspapers has caused some ...
Tags: Rupp Report, Bangladesh
Netherlands Ambassador in Dhaka Gerben De Jong on Wednesday said this November is extremely important for further development in the readymade garment sector as two important decisions will be taken during the period which will help ...
Tags: BGMEA conference, Apparel