Garments Exporters Association (GEA) has requested the Government to provide adequate fiscal relief for the garment sector of the textile industry to enable it to face increasing international competition. GEA has pointed out that garment ...
Fire safety in garment factories has been at the forefront of many people's minds lately, especially in the minds of those connected to factories in Bangladesh. The recent tragedy at the Tazreen Fashion factory served as a stark reminder of ...
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Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has introduced a fire safety training programme focusing on imparting basic fire detection and prevention training to mid-level employees of 3,400 garment units of Dhaka and ...
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In the wake of recent fire accident that killed more than 110 people at a readymade garment(RMG)manufacturing unit in Bangladesh,global apparel buyers have suggested measures to avoid repetition of such incidents in future. At a meeting ...
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The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF), IndustriALL Global Union, Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) and Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN), together with Bangladeshi trade unions and labour rights groups, have ...
Tags: CCC, ILRF, WRC, garment industry, worker rights, safety standards
Building upon more than ten years of advocacy by Cividep-India, Fair Labor Association (FLA) commissioned this study into the provision and quality of legally mandated childcare in Bangalore's garment factories. The study was ...
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Myanmar's UMH Garment Industries has for the first time established a garment factory in Kayin state based Hpa-an township's industrial zone. The move is expected to reduce pressure on industrial zones in Yangon and generate several ...
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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has said that entrepreneurs from his country have invested over E5.5 billion in Swaziland, which includes setting up of 22 Taiwanese firms comprising mainly of textile and garment factories. In his welcome ...
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Gap Inc announced a significant initiative to improve building and fire safety standards across the company's approved third-party garment manufacturing factories in Bangladesh.Underscoring the tangible steps taken in the country over the ...
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