Garment factory closure

Labour unrest caused $400m loss in garment industry: BGMEA

Work orders from international brands returning as normalcy returns

Inside the lives of RMG workers

In the shadowy predawn hours, the air in Ashulia, a small industrial town on the outskirts of Dhaka, is thick with anticipation.

A welcome decision to resolve RMG unrest

Cooperative efforts, sound leadership vital going ahead

Factory owners accept all 18 demands of RMG workers

Garment factory owners in Bangladesh have accepted all 18 of the demands of the workers, such as ensuring provisions for tiffin and night allowances, to tame ongoing unrest in the sector.

RMG worker unrest spirals in Ashulia

The Ashulia industrial belt saw an increased number of garment factories shut yesterday amid a fresh wave of unrest among workers of dozens of units for several demands, including a wage hike.

Unrest emerges as a new threat to RMG recovery

The number of apparel work orders received by Bangladeshi companies from international retailers and brands for the autumn and winter seasons of 2025 dropped by nearly 10 percent compared to the past due to major shocks from the nationwide student movement and labour unrest in major industrial belts over the past two and half months.

Most factories reopen in Ashulia, 49 still shut

36 factories are indefinitely closed under the 'no work no pay' provision of labour law. Some 13 factories have declared general holidays

219 garment factories closed in Ashulia amid labour unrest

There was no report of any attack or vandalism in any factory, or any road blockade anywhere in the area.

114 garment factories closed amid labour unrest

Around 114 garment factories have been shut down due to labour unrest in the Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

October 19, 2024
October 19, 2024

Labour unrest caused $400m loss in garment industry: BGMEA

Work orders from international brands returning as normalcy returns

September 28, 2024
September 28, 2024

Inside the lives of RMG workers

In the shadowy predawn hours, the air in Ashulia, a small industrial town on the outskirts of Dhaka, is thick with anticipation.

September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024

A welcome decision to resolve RMG unrest

Cooperative efforts, sound leadership vital going ahead

September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024

Factory owners accept all 18 demands of RMG workers

Garment factory owners in Bangladesh have accepted all 18 of the demands of the workers, such as ensuring provisions for tiffin and night allowances, to tame ongoing unrest in the sector.

September 24, 2024
September 24, 2024

RMG worker unrest spirals in Ashulia

The Ashulia industrial belt saw an increased number of garment factories shut yesterday amid a fresh wave of unrest among workers of dozens of units for several demands, including a wage hike.

September 21, 2024
September 21, 2024

Unrest emerges as a new threat to RMG recovery

The number of apparel work orders received by Bangladeshi companies from international retailers and brands for the autumn and winter seasons of 2025 dropped by nearly 10 percent compared to the past due to major shocks from the nationwide student movement and labour unrest in major industrial belts over the past two and half months.

September 14, 2024
September 14, 2024

Most factories reopen in Ashulia, 49 still shut

36 factories are indefinitely closed under the 'no work no pay' provision of labour law. Some 13 factories have declared general holidays

September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024

219 garment factories closed in Ashulia amid labour unrest

There was no report of any attack or vandalism in any factory, or any road blockade anywhere in the area.

September 11, 2024
September 11, 2024

114 garment factories closed amid labour unrest

Around 114 garment factories have been shut down due to labour unrest in the Ashulia and Gazipur industrial areas, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024

40 garment factories closed in Ashulia amid labour unrest

Negotiations between the owners and workers are still in progress in a bid to resolve the issues