RMG
Gazipur: 10,000 workers stage work absentia over sacked peers
Around 10,000 garment workers of two factories in Gazipur's Konabari today staged a work absentia demanding the reinstatement of their sacked collegues
Dhaka-Mymensingh highway: TNZ workers lift blockade
Traffic returns to normalcy after workers assured of arrear payments
Wage arrears a bane for RMG protesters
Delayed salary payment from a handful of RMG factory owners triggered the latest bout of labour unrest
Garment export to US falls 6.29% in Jan-Sep
Bangladesh shipped $5.41 billion worth of apparels to the American market in the nine months
ERF-Nagad Best Reporting Award 2023 / Star journo Ahsan Habib, 18 others awarded
Habib won the first prize in the private sector category for series reports on "War hit private sector harder than pandemic"
Garment exporters prefer cheaper Maldives, bypassing Dhaka, Indian airports
Exporters say the traditional air shipment routes through Dhaka, Kolkata, Colombo or Singapore had either become too expensive or too slow
Denim Expo begins in Dhaka tomorrow
Bangladesh Apparel Exchange will organise the two-day expo
Thursday’s Clash: 9 held, 1,000 workers sued
At least nine people were arrested over clashes between police, army personnel, and demonstrating RMG workers in the capital’s Kachukhet and Mirpur-14 areas on Thursday.
Injured female RMG worker dies in DMCH
A female garment worker succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday after being injured allegedly from police firing during a recent protest demanding arrears in Ashulia
New administrator forms 10-member panel to run BGMEA
They are: Md Shahidullah Azim, Enamul Haque Khan (Bablu), Miran Ali, M Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Asif Ashraf, Rezwan Selim, ANM Saifuddin, Md Shihabuduzza Chowdhury, Shams Mahmud and Sharif Zahir
Fashion brands face criticism for failure to protect labour rights in Bangladesh
Fashion brands, including H&M and Zara, are facing criticism over their lack of action to protect workers' basic rights in Bangladesh, according to Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC)..One year after a violent crackdown by state actors and employers against Bangladeshi garment workers protesting
Rights advocates criticise fashion brands for failure to protect labour rights in Bangladesh
The Clean Clothes Campaign urges brands to take swift action
Labour unrest caused $400m loss in garment industry: BGMEA
Work orders from international brands returning as normalcy returns
Govt plans to introduce pension for RMG workers: Asif Mahmud
Labour and Employment Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan today said the government planned to initiate a pension scheme for readymade garment (RMG) workers to ensure their financial security after retirement
Almost all RMG factories open now: CA's press wing
About 99.26 percent garments factories are open now at Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur
20 RMG workers assaulted in Ashulia; six detained
At least twenty workers of a garment factory in Ashulia industrial area were assaulted today which the workers claimed were orchestrated by the factory authorities
36 suppliers threaten to file lawsuit against Expo Freight for $10m arrears
The company is responsible for paying the arrears for goods supplied to now-bankrupt British retailer Debenhams
Workers block highway for 2nd day, 15-km tailback in Ashulia
The workers of Birds Group in Ashulia industrial area blocked the highway since 9:00am yesterday, demanding arrears and reopening of the factory