The International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch a new report Bangladesh: Seeking better employment conditions for better socioeconomic outcomes on Monday 18 November. The report analyses the country’s economic growth driven ...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) have demanded a review of the Tk 5,300 minimum wage for garment workers recommended by the ...
Speakers at a certificate award ceremony emphasized ensuring workplace safety to regain the image of the country's ready-made garment (RMG) industry that has been tarnished following a series of tragic incidents recently. The programme ...
Tags: Garment Workers, Apparel
Opening the conference “Bangladesh 2013: The Rising Demand for Labour Standards”, ILO Deputy Director General Gilbert Houngbo called for faster implementation of the new labour law to protect workers after the Rana Plaza ...
Tags: Labour Law, ILO
The sunny picture of the Bangladesh readymade garments sector has changed and the industry is now at crossroads—the time to act is now and cost of inaction could be high, the World Bank has said in its ‘Bangladesh Development ...
Tags: Garment Industry, World Bank
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Bangladesh will launch a new programme to improve working conditions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh, on Tuesday 22 October in Dhaka. The ...
Tags: garment sector, ILO
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has published an information paper on container weighing technologies – a timely resource for the ports industry following the IMO's recent decision on a mandatory worldwide system ...
BKMEA organized a view exchanging meeting with its esteemed members on some current burning issues of RMG sector at Hotel Purbani on 28 September, 2013. The agenda of the meeting were discussion on minimum wage, ensuring fire safety in ...
Tags: Garment Sector, Textile
The adoption of common safety standards in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment factories has come a step closer, following a meeting of national tripartite partners, the Alliance and Accord and other key stakeholders in the industry. ...
Tags: Bangla Garment, Safety Standards
Bangladesh’s garment sector would not be affected by the amendments being made by the Canadian Government in its General Preferential Tariff (GPT) rules and Rules of Origin. Heather Cruden, Canadian High Commissioner in ...
Tags: RMG Sector, garment sector
Dr. A Sakthivel, Chairman AEPC, has expressed optimism on the growth of exports. Exports for the Month of July 2013 have grown by 11.64 % compared to the same period last year. Chairman AEPC has welcomed the growth in the RMG and Textiles ...
Tags: Chairman AEPC, Apparel Exports
The following is a joint statement by the Department of State, the Department of Labor, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative: Today, the United States is outlining next steps in a longstanding effort to address in a ...
The apparel retailers in the US and the EU are aiming at safety in Bangladesh readymade garments (RMG) factories although they have adopted different initiatives to ensure safety in the clothing firms of the country. The two strong ...
Tags: RMG Units, apparel retailers
EU Trade Commissioner Karl De Gucht will be hosting a meeting in Geneva entitled "Staying Engaged – A Sustainability Compact with Bangladesh" on July 8, 2013. The high level discussion will focus on agreeing on ways for ...
Tags: Apparel
The European Union has assured Bangladesh that it would not follow the US on the continuation of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) facilities, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). ...
Tags: GSP Facility, Apparel