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”.
Major improvements in garment workers' safety
We are delighted to note that members of the Sustainability Compact Partners that include the US, Canada, the European Union...
Major improvements in garment workers' safety
We are delighted to note that members of the Sustainability Compact Partners that include the US, Canada, the European Union...
Nat’l employment injury insurance to be established
Germany, Bangladesh and International Labor Organization (ILO) have signed a tripartite deal to support the establishment of a National Employment Injury Insurance System in Bangladesh.
RMG workers block highway in Gazipur for salary
Agitating garment workers in Gazipur block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding their salaries and festival bonus for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
