Is Bangladesh losing it’s pot of gold – the garment business – to Africa?
Bangladesh’s ready-made garments (RMG) exporters fear losing market share following a dip in sales in Western countries including the USA over the …
VF IFC team up to lend $10m for apparel sector
Programme offers financing for fire and building safety improvements VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) today announced a collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, …
Return of GSP seems far off – a lot more must be done
Bangladesh’s progress in implementation of the National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety and Structural Integrity (the Action Plan) which provides a basis for …
Bangladesh halts shutdown of “unsafe” factories
The Bangladeshi government is refusing to shut down garment factories declared unsafe, following a row with independent inspectors over the strength of …
NY private equity firm to invest $200m in RMG in Bangladesh
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 …
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EU calls for Substantial progress on labour issues in Bangladesh
The European Union (EU) called for substantial progress on labour issues for Bangladesh’s continued Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) trade privileges. Currently Bangladesh …
Bangladesh Govt. draft policy for RMG sub-contracting
The government of Bangladesh has drafted a new policy to bar non-compliant sub-contracting readymade garment (RMG) factories from doing business with exporters, …
99 per cent of the sub-contracting factories did not pay the new wages
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 …
EU remains concerned about work place safety: MEP
The European Union (EU) is still concerned over worker safety in the garment sector, despite measures taken to strengthen factory standards, according …