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 decision of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to reduce its budget to Sri Lanka from 2014 could affect the garment industry in the country. “USAID has made its decision to reduce its footprints in ...
Thousands of garment workers took part in a march to mark the International Labour Day in the capital Phnom Penh on May 1, 2013. The workers were demanding better working conditions and more wages in Cambodia’s garment factories. ...
Tags: Apparel, Cambodian Garment
Readymade garment manufacturing units in Bangladesh reopened on May 2, 2013, after the Savar building collapse. “Yes, the garment factories have reopened today,” Mr. Atiqul Islam, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers ...
Tags: Garment Units, Apparel
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
Urgent attention must be given to fire safety in the Cambodian garment and footwear industry according to a new report released by the International Labour Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia program (BFC). BFC’s 29th ...
Tags: Garment Units, Textile
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association will train 34,000 workers and mid-level officials in the apparel sector on fire safety by June, said Commerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed. Ahmed spoke at the United States Trade ...
Tags: Garment Manufacturers, Garment
With plans to revamp the domestic garment industry to enhance access to the western markets gaining momentum, Myanmar is set to surpass one billion USD mark in garment exports this fiscal, ElevenMyanmar reported quoting Myanmar Garment ...
Tags: garment exports, garment, garment industry
There is no other remedy for curbing fire incidences in readymade garment factories in Bangladesh except enforcing a law requiring adherence and improvement in compliances relating to construction of factory buildings, fire fighting ...
Tags: Compliance Law, Bangladesh Garment Factory Fires, Apparel
Seeking to ensure compliance of safety norms at workplace, the readymade garment (RMG) industry of Pakistan is looking to associate with some reliable global firm engaging in issuance of safety certifications, which can perform audit of ...
Tags: PRGMEA, Safety Audit, Garment Units
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
The Government of Bangladesh has taken initiative for conducting a comprehensive study on the country’s readymade garment sector, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Jatiya Sangsad, the country’s Parliament. In a written reply ...
Tags: Bangladesh, comprehensive study, readymade garment sector
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 ...
Myanmar apparel industry is expecting rapid export growth this year due to increasing demand for export orders from Japan and South Korea. Export orders for Myanmar clothing from Japan doubled from US$ 170 million in 2010 to US$ 350 ...
Tags: Myanmar, apparel industry, export growth