garment industry
Rana Plaza in retrospect: What has changed in a decade?
Following the Rana Plaza tragedy, a global movement arose, demanding accountability, justice, and systemic change for garment workers
You can’t quell workers’ hunger by opening fire on them
Rather than assuage the workers by announcing a respectable wage, the wage board has essentially fuelled workers’ outrage and made a mockery of the wage negotiation process
BGMEA holds Bangladesh Apparel Summit in Australia
The summit sees 130 participants from different stakeholders
US embassy welcomes removal of fumigation for imported American cotton
Effective May 16, 2023, US cotton can arrive in Bangladesh without fumigation at the port of entry
Can Bangladesh overtake China to be EU’s biggest apparel source?
Bangladesh is poised to become the source of most of the European Union’s (EU) apparel as China, the largest apparel supplier worldwide, is witnessing a decrease in its share of trade with the bloc.
Garment or non-garment -- same tax rates for all export industries
The government has proposed a uniform tax rate on the earnings of the services export and goods with a view to encouraging diversification of export goods and ensuring a level-playing field for all other sectors exporting goods and services.
RMG supply chain plagued by graft
The supply chain of the garment industry, the country's biggest export earner, is plagued by irregularities and corruption for which global apparel buyers are also responsible, according to a report of Transparency International Bangladesh.
Rana Plaza movie meant to highlight worker rights: Director (video)
The Rana Plaza movie that portrays the worst workplace disaster in world history aims to speak for garment workers’ rights, its director says.
Myanmar sets $2.80 daily minimum wage in bid to boost investment
Myanmar has set a minimum wage of 3,600 kyat ($2.80) for an eight-hour work day.
Rana Plaza in retrospect: What has changed in a decade?
Following the Rana Plaza tragedy, a global movement arose, demanding accountability, justice, and systemic change for garment workers
You can’t quell workers’ hunger by opening fire on them
Rather than assuage the workers by announcing a respectable wage, the wage board has essentially fuelled workers’ outrage and made a mockery of the wage negotiation process
BGMEA holds Bangladesh Apparel Summit in Australia
The summit sees 130 participants from different stakeholders
US embassy welcomes removal of fumigation for imported American cotton
Effective May 16, 2023, US cotton can arrive in Bangladesh without fumigation at the port of entry
Can Bangladesh overtake China to be EU’s biggest apparel source?
Bangladesh is poised to become the source of most of the European Union’s (EU) apparel as China, the largest apparel supplier worldwide, is witnessing a decrease in its share of trade with the bloc.
Garment or non-garment -- same tax rates for all export industries
The government has proposed a uniform tax rate on the earnings of the services export and goods with a view to encouraging diversification of export goods and ensuring a level-playing field for all other sectors exporting goods and services.
RMG supply chain plagued by graft
The supply chain of the garment industry, the country's biggest export earner, is plagued by irregularities and corruption for which global apparel buyers are also responsible, according to a report of Transparency International Bangladesh.
Rana Plaza movie meant to highlight worker rights: Director (video)
The Rana Plaza movie that portrays the worst workplace disaster in world history aims to speak for garment workers’ rights, its director says.
Myanmar sets $2.80 daily minimum wage in bid to boost investment
Myanmar has set a minimum wage of 3,600 kyat ($2.80) for an eight-hour work day.
ELUSIVE REGAINING OF GSP BENEFITS IN THE USA
GSP is always riddled with the subjectivity of the benefit granting countries. Indeed, trade analysts would recognise that this element of subjectivity is one of the fundamental problems with the GSP regimes.