More than 940 readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh, which have been declared as defective and risky, have been asked to quickly get the faults repaired, Commerce Minister of Bangladesh, Ghulam Mohammed Quader, has said. ...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) have started joint inspection of readymade garment (RMG) manufacturing units in Chittagong region. The inspection team ...
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
The energy chain system "P4" which has been around for about one and a half years now, is available in two new sizes: "P4.32" and "P4.42". "P4.42" (42 mm inner height) in a "heavy-duty design" is made for demanding crane applications: high ...
Stirred by global criticism over pay and working conditions of readymade garment (RMG) workers, Bangladesh Government has constituted a wage board to increase the minimum wages of these workers, Textiles Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui has ...
Tags: RMG Workers, Apparel
Dr. A Sakthivel, Chairman AEPC, on behalf of the entire Textiles Industry has complimented Shri Anand Sharma for bringing in the favorable Foreign Trade Policy and timely interventions that lead to this turn around in the exports of RMG and ...
Tags: AEPC Chairman, Trade Policy
More than 200 readymade garment (RMG) manufacturing units have shutdown for an indefinite period in Bangladesh’s Ashulia industrial belt, following labour unrest in the aftermath of the Savar building collapse, whose toll has now ...
In view of the recent incidents in Bangladesh, including last week’s fire at a readymade garment (RMG) manufacturing factory in Mirpur near Dhaka, the Savar building collapse and Tarzeen factory fire accident, which have together ...
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
Bangladesh’s Textiles and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui will head the committee constituted by the Government to monitor the working condition and welfare of the workers in the country’s readymade garment (RMG) sector. ...
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 ...
Global apparel buyers expressed their concern over frequent accidents in the country's apparel sector, including the latest Savar tragedy, and demanded coordinated efforts from the government and apparel leaders to ensure safety. We are ...
Tags: Bgmea, Savar Like Tragedies
The readymade garment industry of Bangladesh is suffering from a severe image crisis in the international markets because of concerns about labor safety arising from recent fire incidents in two garment factories, which resulted in a ...
Tags: Garment Sector, Garment
With the theme “Dream, Believe, Achieve”, the third edition of InFashion kicked off on 20th March 2013 where the three day event brought together the entire textile, apparel and fashion community to exhibit, buy, and source and ...
Tags: fashion extravaganza, apparel, textile
With the theme "Dream, Believe, Achieve", the third edition of InFashion kicked off on 20th March 2013 where the three day event brought together the entire textile, apparel and fashion community to exhibit, buy, and source and discuss the ...