RMG
The barriers to unionisation in the garment industry
Bangladesh has a class problem which deters from effective conversations about the many barriers to operational unionisation in the garment industry.
Funding decarbonisation in RMG sector requires smart policies
The challenges are multifaceted, from a heavy reliance on fossil fuels to inefficiencies within factory operations.
Labour unrest caused $400m loss in garment industry: BGMEA
Work orders from international brands returning as normalcy returns
How our RMG industry empowered women
The RMG industry has provided lakhs of women, with their first formal employment opportunities.
Opinion / Bangladesh on the renewable energy race track
A country’s energy mix may even one day override all other issues given the climate crisis we face.
Govt sets $110 billion export earnings for FY27
The government has set a target to export goods and services worth $110 billion in the fiscal year of 2026-27, which is double the earnings recorded in the last financial year
Will corporations finally be held accountable?
EU’s new law on corporate responsibility a step in the right direction
We need to know more about Shein’s $9 jeans
First, is any of this even ethical? Second, how is Shein retailing clothing so cheaply?
Time for fashion brands, retailers to rethink green strategies
Over the past two or three years, we have seen a huge backlash against sustainability marketing in the West.
Exports rise 10% to $5.1 billion in March
Despite the 10 percent growth in March, shipment is still 0.88 percent short of the monthly target at $5.14 billion
Buyers admire green effort, but don’t pay for it
Despite garment exporters transforming their factories, international buyers are not paying a premium for the products they source from the eco-friendly factories
US trade body urges govt to end detention of RMG workers
Before the minimum wage was raised to Tk 12,500 in December, thousands of workers took to the streets to press home their demand for a minimum salary between Tk 23,000 and Tk 25,000.
The other side of global retailers
While Bangladesh’s garment sector struggles to transition from basic products to high-end items, too many companies are going in for the same international contracts, intensifying competition among themselves.
A garment powerhouse
Walk down the road in Savar, Gazipur or Narayanganj in the morning hours and you will see a long line of workers heading to work.
An unlikely product brings $400m a year: cotton waste
Rising emphasis on recycling and sustainability from global brands is driving the cotton waste export from Bangladesh
Seven major sectors fell from grace as export dropped
Except knitwear, exports earnings have been in decline across the other seven major sectors according to data by EPB
FDI needed for RMG's sustainability
Bangladesh is very good at making cotton clothes but non-cotton products could be bolstered by foreign investment
What's stopping RMG workers from getting higher wages?
Unless a holistic approach is taken, the sector will continue to fall short of international standards.
Can the goverment ignore new US labour policy?
Protect worker rights for workers’ and the industry’s sake