The International Labour Organisation has called for greater social dialogue among representatives of government, employers and workers in the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector, highlighting the gains this would bring. “There are ...
H.E. Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has officially opened the Center of Excellence for the Bangladesh Apparel Industries (CEBAI), during a ceremony held at the Dhaka Apparel Summit at Bangabandhu International Conference ...
Iconic denim apparel marketer - Levi Strauss & Co has partnered with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group to provide financial incentives for garment suppliers in developing countries. This new supplier finance program, which was ...
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Bangladesh government officials carrying out inspections at various garment factories have been provided with motorcycles, which will help boost their capacity to work. The 95 motorcycles were provided by the Improving Working Conditions ...
Tags: Garment, Ready Made Garment
To get more orders from global markets, Bangladeshi apparel exporters should concentrate on manufacturing more value added products, South Korean envoy to Bangladesh said. Bangladeshi textile and apparel industry should move beyond ...
Tags: Apparels
The National Retail Federation releases the statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay, praising the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety’s progress over the past year. NRF CEO Mathew Shay comments, “The National Retail ...
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One week ahead of its annual Board meeting, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (ABWS) announced it will extend compensation benefits to workers from two months' to up to four months'wages for workers displaced as a result of factory ...
Tags: ABWS, Apparel, Accessories
The planning workshop on OSH (Occupational Safety and Health Awareness) was held with representatives of employers and workers organizations and other stakeholders from the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector aimed at in-depth analysis of ...
Tags: RMG Sector, ILO
One year ago today, 17 ready-made garment (RMG) industry global brands and retailers and 2 global unions and their national RMG affiliates signed an unprecedented agreement to make RMG factories safe in Bangladesh. One year later, 172 ...
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Speakers at a high-level event to commemorate One Year after Rana Plaza, reiterated their commitment to working together to ensure safety and rights for workers in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh. “It has been a ...
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A 16-member six country African delegation is in India to explore ways and means to increase exports of African cotton to India. The delegation is also visiting various Indian textile clusters in order to check and imbibe the best practices ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Cotton
Improving working conditions in Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) industry is crucial for achieving sustainable growth in the country, says a new report Bangladesh: Seeking better employment conditions for better socioeconomic outcomes, ...
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It seems that the status quo in the Bangladeshi textile industry hasn't changed that much. However, the increasing pressure from some international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) through social media and newspapers has caused some ...
Tags: Rupp Report, Bangladesh
Inspections of all export-oriented Ready Made Garment (RMG) and knitwear factory buildings in Bangladesh will start from 22 November 2013. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) will assess the factory buildings that ...
Tags: Garment Factory, Apparel
Atiur Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank, has given a call for strengthening and upgrading the country’s readymade garment (RMG) sector. The Governor was speaking at a seminar on ‘Responsible Business Lessons for the ...
Tags: Atiur Rahman, call for, Upgrading RMG Sector