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.
There is no ‘development’ without a living wage
If we can feed the RMG industry with blood, sweat, and taxes year after year, surely we should be able to decide the bare minimum that it pays its workers?
The fog before the election
While the prime minister is unofficially on her campaign trail, the opposition camp is on the run.
You can’t quell workers’ hunger by opening fire on them
Rather than assuage the workers by announcing a respectable wage, the wage board has essentially fuelled workers’ outrage and made a mockery of the wage negotiation process
Labour law must protect right to strike
Latest amendment does not do enough to conform to international labour standards
Factories to go for 'no work, no pay' policy: BGMEA
If unrest hampers operation, factories will be shut, the association says
Who will answer for Rasel’s death?
Who gave them the power or direction to shoot protesters in the first place?
Fashion needs to support suppliers for green transition
If it’s left to garment suppliers, the green transition will take decades.
Why the delay in declaring minimum wage for RMG workers?
Will the wage board and our policymakers truly hear the stories of backbreaking work and heartbreaking debt of the garment workers, who have kept the economy going even at its worst phases?
To fight fast fashion, we must not throw our clothes away
Fixing instead of ditching clothing is gaining momentum.
Why CPD's proposal is not acceptable
Why should there be two different food standards for two social strata?