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RMG SectorGarment workers to graduates: Bangladeshi women aim to shake up textile sector
Today the 23-year-old is one of the first graduates of a special university programme that aims to inspire female workers to become leaders and boost women's rights across industries.
Netherlands to assist Bangladesh in circular economy
As one of Bangladesh’s major development partners, the Netherlands will assist Bangladesh in adapting to circular economy in the changed development scene.
Asia's garment workers say virus used as cover to smash unions
From factory floors in India to the warehouses of Cambodia, garment workers for global brands say the collapse in demand triggered by the coronavirus is being used as a cover to break their unions.
Journos assaulted for 'reporting gang rape’ of RMG worker
The authorities of Denim Processing Plant on Thursday allegedly assaulted two journalists for reporting the rape of a garment worker in Belasahar of Cumilla’s Chandina upazila.
Patchy demand at stores spells more pain for Asian garment suppliers
A Morgan Stanley survey found that 57 per cent of British consumers planned to stay away from clothing stores for fear of catching the coronavirus. The surge in online sales during the lockdown is ...
Additional 1pc export incentive to continue for RMG sector
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed to continue with the additional export incentive of 1 per cent in the next fiscal year in addition to existing other incentives.
RMG worker layoff after taking Tk 50b inhuman: Rizvi
BNP’s senior secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has denounced BGMEA president’s announcement of a workers’ layoff from June. He said that after they took a stimulus package of Tk 50 billion, this ...
No announcement made on layoffs: BGMEA
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Saturday said its president Rubana Huq did not “announce” anything about job cuts in the industry from June - although it was not ...
BGMEA president urged to withdraw ‘anti-worker’ statement
The leaders of Bangladesh Confederation of Labour (BCL) on Friday said the national disaster caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be intensified if the owners start laying off readymade garment ...
RMG worker ‘killed after rape’ in Bogura
A garment worker was allegedly killed after being raped in Gandagram village of Bogura’s Shajahanpur upazila early Friday.
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