Inspection of 81 garment factories conducted by the 23 special inspection teams of the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishments of the government of Bangladesh found labour rights and safety standards below the required level. Some important compliance issues, such as formation of trade union, insurance facility for the garment …
TAU Investment Management LLC, a New York-based growth-equity venture investment firm is currently in the process of raising a US$1.0 billion for modernisation …
Small Investors protest in front of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on 28th February 2011. PHOTO: Mustafiz Mamun খুলনা মহানগরের ৫১ খান এ …
The European Union (EU) called for substantial progress on labour issues for Bangladesh’s continued Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) trade privileges. Currently Bangladesh …
The government of Bangladesh has drafted a new policy to bar non-compliant sub-contracting readymade garment (RMG) factories from doing business with exporters, …
The Bangladesh’s 1,200 sub-contracting readymade garment (RMG) factories are yet to implement the new wages even after publication of the official gazette …
The European Union (EU) is still concerned over worker safety in the garment sector, despite measures taken to strengthen factory standards, according …
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) or Capital City Development Authority yesterday staged a rather ridiculous eviction drive with 10 labourers to knock down …
A snap-shot survey conducted by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) found that nearly 40 percent of the garment factories in …
Many Rana Plaza victims are yet to receive the promised compensation from the government and retailers, nine months after the Bangladesh’s worst …