Garment workers

MasterCard prepaid card launched for RMG wage payment

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and MasterCard today launched co-branded credit cards for the BGMEA members and prepaid cards for more than 4.5 million garment workers.

Bangladesh labour rules: Workers’ interests ‘mostly ignored’

The recent amendments to the Bangladesh Labour Rules have curtailed workers rights and the changes have largely been made ignoring recommendations of workers’ bodies, said labour leaders. 

Garment workers clash with police demanding wage hike

Garment workers protested in Mirpur today demanding a hike in wages. Violent clash ensued with the police afterwards. 

Garment workers forced to walk, board overcrowded vehicles on 2nd day of ‘lockdown’

Garment workers faced immense difficulty today due to shortage in transport on the roads amid the weeklong “strict lockdown” imposed by the government to prevent transmission of Covid-19.

Health issues of RMG workers need attention

Garment workers have received a fair share of attention over the last few years due to their poor working conditions, low wages and benefits, and inadequate facilities at their factories of employment.

Most garment workers have no contract:Survey

More than 72 percent of the garment workers in Dhaka and Gazipur do not have any appointment letters, according to a survey conducted by Manusher Jonno Foundation, a non-governmental organisation.

4 RMG workers die falling off train roof in Naogaon

Four garment workers die falling from the roof of a running intercity train after they were hit by an overhead girder at Raninagar upazila in Naogaon.

RMG workers stage demo in Mirpur

Hundreds of garment workers block a road in Mirpur-12 of Dhaka for three hours demanding compensation in fear of losing jobs due to relocation of their factory from Mirpur to another place.

Rana Plaza: April 24 tagged workers’ mourning day

Bangladesh Garment Workers’ Front labels April 24, the day of the Rana Plaza disaster, as “National Garment Workers’ Mourning Day”.

November 12, 2022
November 12, 2022

MasterCard prepaid card launched for RMG wage payment

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and MasterCard today launched co-branded credit cards for the BGMEA members and prepaid cards for more than 4.5 million garment workers.

October 6, 2022
October 6, 2022

Bangladesh labour rules: Workers’ interests ‘mostly ignored’

The recent amendments to the Bangladesh Labour Rules have curtailed workers rights and the changes have largely been made ignoring recommendations of workers’ bodies, said labour leaders. 

June 4, 2022
June 4, 2022

Garment workers clash with police demanding wage hike

Garment workers protested in Mirpur today demanding a hike in wages. Violent clash ensued with the police afterwards. 

April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021

Garment workers forced to walk, board overcrowded vehicles on 2nd day of ‘lockdown’

Garment workers faced immense difficulty today due to shortage in transport on the roads amid the weeklong “strict lockdown” imposed by the government to prevent transmission of Covid-19.

April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019

Health issues of RMG workers need attention

Garment workers have received a fair share of attention over the last few years due to their poor working conditions, low wages and benefits, and inadequate facilities at their factories of employment.

March 22, 2018
March 22, 2018

Most garment workers have no contract:Survey

More than 72 percent of the garment workers in Dhaka and Gazipur do not have any appointment letters, according to a survey conducted by Manusher Jonno Foundation, a non-governmental organisation.

February 21, 2018
February 21, 2018

4 RMG workers die falling off train roof in Naogaon

Four garment workers die falling from the roof of a running intercity train after they were hit by an overhead girder at Raninagar upazila in Naogaon.

November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017

RMG workers stage demo in Mirpur

Hundreds of garment workers block a road in Mirpur-12 of Dhaka for three hours demanding compensation in fear of losing jobs due to relocation of their factory from Mirpur to another place.

March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017

Rana Plaza: April 24 tagged workers’ mourning day

Bangladesh Garment Workers’ Front labels April 24, the day of the Rana Plaza disaster, as “National Garment Workers’ Mourning Day”.

May 2, 2016
May 2, 2016

Bangladesh can create millions of jobs in RMG sector: WB study

Bangladesh can create millions of jobs for garment workers through improving the productivity and social and environmental compliance, according to a new study by the World Bank (WB).

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