Impact of protests, interim Bangladesh government on apparel sector
Bangladesh's prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country on 5 August after resigning on cascading political demonstrations against an earlier…
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Masum Billah
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Bangladesh garment factories fear unrest has weakened buyer confidence
The government suppressed the protests by students over job quotas for the descendants of veterans from the country’s 1971 liberation…
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New BGMEA president: Bangladesh’s plan to boost apparel growth
BGMEA president SM Mannan Kochi who took charge on 6 April explains he is committed to improving the overall performance…
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Bangladesh manufacturers urge fashion brands to pay more for orders
The new minimum wage that manufacturers in Bangladesh will have to pay garment workers is BDT12,500 (USD113.38) and it was…
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Bangladesh concerned over future fashion orders as unrest continues
Garment manufacturers in Bangladesh have offered to increase employee minimum wages above an earlier offer to Bangladesh taka BDT10,400 ($94)…
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Tackling ‘ineffective’ Bangladesh anti-harassment committees
The anti-harassment committees are charged with helping female Bangladesh garment workers avoid and prevent unwanted attention and approaches from male colleagues and…
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Bangladesh apparel sector’s concerns over union leader murder fallout
Shahidul was Gazipur unit president of Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF), a prominent trade union, who lost another…