RMG
FDI needed for RMG's sustainability
Bangladesh is very good at making cotton clothes but non-cotton products could be bolstered by foreign investment
What's stopping RMG workers from getting higher wages?
Unless a holistic approach is taken, the sector will continue to fall short of international standards.
Can the goverment ignore new US labour policy?
Protect worker rights for workers’ and the industry’s sake
There is no ‘development’ without a living wage
If we can feed the RMG industry with blood, sweat, and taxes year after year, surely we should be able to decide the bare minimum that it pays its workers?
The fog before the election
While the prime minister is unofficially on her campaign trail, the opposition camp is on the run.
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
Labour law must protect right to strike
Latest amendment does not do enough to conform to international labour standards
Factories to go for 'no work, no pay' policy: BGMEA
If unrest hampers operation, factories will be shut, the association says
Who will answer for Rasel’s death?
Who gave them the power or direction to shoot protesters in the first place?
A milestone towards a sustainable future
Congratulations and a big round of applause are due to Bangladesh’s apparel makers for bringing glory to the nation by reaching a new milestone of having 200 globally certified green factories.
The minimum wage question: Owner's profit versus worker's survival
The debate over wage increase has risen at a time when the majority of people in the country are suffering due to skyrocketing commodity prices
Let not Rana Plaza fade from public memory
The absence of official commemorations and limited reference of Rana Plaza in national policy documents raise concerns about the commitment to bring about structural changes in our RMG industry.
Automation’s role in RMG production remains uncertain
There is no doubt that automation can be both a threat and an opportunity for our garment industry and its workers, depending on how it is implemented and managed.
Non-traditional products that are driving exports alongside RMG
Apart from garment items, some non-traditional products played a vital role in gaining export earnings for Bangladesh even amid the global economic slowdown in the previous fiscal year.
BGMEA again seeks extension of EU GSP
The garment makers' platform sits with EU ambassador today
BGMEA moves to utilise Jamdani for wider global presence
It gives special training to 160 students, weavers, Jamdani makers
25 global textile CEOs in Dhaka for low carbon emission
Their two-day tour began on June 18
'Training for women in RMG to raise factory productivity'
An IFC, ILO assessment finds
Garments export to US declines
Garment exports to the US, the single largest export destination of Bangladesh, declined by 17.88 percent year on year in January-April period.
