Bangladesh RMG workers
Two held over gang-rape of RMG worker in Bandarban
Two people have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a readymade garment factory worker in Bandarban.
Nearly half of RMG workforce malnourished: GAIN
About 43 percent of workers in the country's lucrative ready-made garments (RMG) industry are suffering from malnutrition, according to Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Swiss-based international organisation.
RMG worker gang-raped in Narayanganj
A garment worker was allegedly gang-raped by five unknown youths in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj.
RMG workers demonstrate for factory to reopen, arrears in Savar
Workers of a readymade garment factory in Savar today demonstrated, demanding to reopen their factory and salary for June.
RMG workers demonstrate over Eid bonus, arrears in Narayanganj
Several hundred workers of a readymade garment manufacturer demonstrate in front of their factory in Narayanganj Sadar upazila demanding full Eid bonuses and salaries for the current month.
RMG workers demonstrate for Eid bonus, arrears in Savar
Readymade garment factory workers demonstrate at a factory in Ashulia area of Savar, demanding their Eid bonus and salary of last month.
RMG workers demand arrears, protest factory closure in Savar
Workers of a readymade garment factory stage a demonstration in Savar’s Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital, demanding arrears and protesting the prolonged closure of the factory in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
103 RMG factories reopen in Narayanganj
103 readymade garment factories are reopened on a limited scale in Narayanganj, one of the hotspots of the coronavirus outbreak.
RMG workers demonstrate in Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar
Readymade garment (RMG) workers in Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar take to the streets, protesting layoff and demanding wages for the month of March.
‘RMG workers are unaware they are sexually harassed’
Bangladesh’s garment workers are mostly unaware that they are being sexually harassed at factories, ManusherJonno Foundation says in a report.
Necessity is the mother of invention
If picture speaks a thousand words then the one carried in the back page of this paper on Sunday speaks more than that. It shows several women garment workers walking on a footpath unshod, to grab a quick lunch since they don't carry lunch to work. They had come out without footgear to give a slip to their work supervisors because if they were detected leaving the factory premises during lunch break, they would have to pay for their absence from their wages.
Huge tailback on Mirpur Road as RMG workers demonstrate for arrear
Vehicular movement on Mirpur Road in Kalyanpur of Dhaka is disrupted for over an hour as workers of a garment factory block the road demanding arrears ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.