Following government assurance of security, production at readymade garment factories at the Ashulia industrial belt in Ashulia resumed after three days (17 May 2013). On Tuesday, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters ...
Tags: Bangla Ashulia Apparel, Apparel, Bangla
American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) President and CEO Kevin M. Burke released the following statement after a meeting to discuss worker safety in Bangladesh with several Bangladesh government officials, including Foreign Minister ...
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced that it has signed the multi-stakeholder Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, coordinated by the UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO). Krishan Hundal, Director of Sourcing at Marks ...
Tags: M&S, Marks&Spencer, Apparel
N Brown Group plc announces that it has signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, supporting the initiative which aims to improve safety conditions in supplier factories in Bangladesh. The Accord, led by IndustriALL and ...
Tags: N Brown Group, Apparel
H&M publicly commits to support the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, initiated by IndustryALL and UNI Global Union. The parties will be committed to the goal of a safe and sustainable Bangladeshi Ready Made Garment (RMG) ...
Tags: H&M, Building Safety Agreement
A United Nations expert group urged global clothing brands to work with Bangladesh, international organizations and civil society to improve working conditions in the country’s garment sector, following the collapse last month of a ...
Tags: UN Exhorts, Bangla Disasters
The tripartite partners (Government, employers and workers) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) express their great sadness at the immense loss of life and serious injuries caused by the collapse of the Rana Plaza Building in ...
Bangladesh's extensive diplomatic efforts and constant lobbying has saved one billion dollar RMG export to Canada, and paved the smooth way for future export. The Parliament of Canada has recently decided to amend the relevant criteria in ...
With reference to reports appearing in sections of the Bangladeshi media, this is to clarify that no new Countervailing Duty (CVD) has been imposed in the Indian Union Budget 2013-14 on Ready Made Garment (RMG) imports into India. The CVD ...
Tags: Indian Embassy, CVD, Bangla Apparel Exports
Three WRAP-certified factories in Bangladesh have been honored for their achievements in environmental protection and social compliance. Saiham Knit Composite Ltd., Fakir Apparels Ltd., and Aboni Knitwear were recognized at the first annual ...
Tags: WRAP-certified factories, environmental protection, social compliance
A multi-stakeholder meeting in Dhaka convened by IndustriALL underlines need for urgent progress on workers’ rights, minimum wages and fire safety in order to secure a sustainable future for the garment industry in Bangladesh The ...
The 10th Dhaka Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition (DTG 2013) was inaugurated on January 31, 2013 at Bangabandhu International Conference Center with 850 exhibitors amid much cultural fanfare and traditional Bangla drum beats in Dhaka. ...
Tags: Textile, Garment Machinery, textile industry, clothing industry
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Karel De Gucht, Commissioner for Trade made following statement: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the deaths of young workers from a ...
As of September 2011, WRAP offers a day-long fire safety training program aimed at preventing and safely dealing with factory fires. The course is offered primarily in Bangladesh but can be implemented anywhere in the world. In ...
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Urging garment and jute entrepreneurs in the country to reduce reliance on traditional export items, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked them to diversify their exports and tap new foreign markets where Bangladeshi products ...
Tags: Bangladesh, Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, garment makers