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Female workforce in garment industry slips to 53 pc

Business Correspondent

The share of women working in Bangladesh's garment industry decreased over the past decade, with female participation falling to 53 ...

Extreme heat puts garment factory workers at risk, study shows

LONDON, Dec P: Workers in some of the world's biggest garment manufacturing hubs in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Pakistan are increasingly ...

Skilled women garment workers vital for LDC transition

Business Correspondent

The number of skilled women workers in Bangladesh's garment sector has been steadily decreasing over the years. According to recent data ...

Australian retailer put BD garment workers in risks

Business Correspondent

The financial instability of Australian fashion retailer Mosaic Brands has put thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh in a precarious ...

Female garment worker drowns in Shitalakshya river

Upazila Representative

A female garment worker drowned in the Shitalakshya river while returning home after finishing work on a trawler at Kaliganj ...

Female garment worker killed being hit by bus in Gazipur

Observer Correspondent

A female garment worker was killed after being hit by a bus while crossing road in Gazipur's Sreepur upazila on ...

Another garment factory gets platinum LEED certification

One more Bangladeshi garment factory, Cotton Field BD Limited, obtained the platinum LEED certification given by the US Green Building ...

Indian garment exporters reaping benefits on BD unrest

Indian garment export is reaping the benefits of unrest in neighbouring Bangladesh. Garments exports from India in the first six ...

LightCastle supports 49 out-of-work women garment workers

Business Correspondent

LightCastle Partners, has extended financial support to 49 out-of-work women garment workers so that they can be empowered by building ...

Two garment workers shot during clash with police in Mirpur

Observer Online Report

Two garment workers were shot and several others injured during protests at Kachukhet in Mirpur in the capital on Thursday.Al ...

CA's Spl Asst, Spl Envoy visit garments industries at Savar

Aminul Islam/Shakib Ahmed

Special Assistant to Chief Adviser Lt General A Hafiz (Retd) and Special Envoy of Chief Adviser Lutfey Siddiqi visited the ...

Labour unrest causes some $400m loss for garment industry

Bangladesh's garment industry suffered an estimated production loss of around $400 million due to the recent workers' unrest in September ...

Govt to introduce pension for garment workers: Labour adviser

Observer Online Report

The government has planned to introduce pension scheme for readymade (RMG) workers with a view to ensure their financial security ...

2 garment workers killed in Bogura road accident

Observer Correspondent

Two women Readymade Garments workers were killed and another man was injured in a road accident at Sherpur upaila in ...

'Exports may drop due to ongoing unrest in BD garment sector'

Business Correspondent

Prominent businessman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Square Group, Tapan Chowdhury said the ongoing labour unrest and volatile situation ...

6 held over assaulting 20 garment workers in Ashulia

Shakib Ahmed

At least 20 workers from a garment factory in Ashulia industrial area were assaulted on Saturday, in what the workers ...

36 garment exporters threaten to sue Expo Freight for $10m arrears

Business Correspondent

A group of 36 local garment companies threatened to file a lawsuit against Expo Freight Limited (EFL) if it fails ...

One killed as garment workers clash with police in Ashulia

Upazila Representatives

A garment worker was shot to death and at least 30 others were injured in a clash between police and ...

Workers to resume duties as garment factory owners agree to pay attendance bonus

Business Correspondent

Factory owners have agreed to implement the 18-point demands of garment workers now agitating for owners to accept their demands ...

Govt accepts all 18 demands of garment workers

Observer Online Report

Garment owners have decided to accept all 18 demands of garment workers and implement the minimum wage at all factories ...

BGMEA refuses to raise wages for garment workers

Shakib Ahmed

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has refused to accept the workers' demand for a wage increase in the ...

Hasina, Rehana sued in garment worker murder case

Observer Online Report

A case has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana and 69 others in ...

BD now boasts 229 eco-friendly garment factories: BGMEA

Bangladesh's garment industry has solidified its reputation as a global leader in sustainability, now boasting 229 certified eco-friendly factories, according ...

'A neighboring country trying to destabilize BD garment sector'

Business Correspondent

Labour and Employment secretary AHM Safikuzzaman said unrest in the country's garment industry is being fueled by agents of a ...

Woman garment worker killed in Ashulia clash

Observer Correspondent

A female garment worker was killed during a clash between two groups of workers in Ashulia's Zirabo area on Tuesday ...

Most garment factories in Ashulia reopen on Saturday

Most garment factories in Ashulia's industrial zone, which had been shut down due to labor unrest, reopened on Saturday as ...

Worker Discontent

15-20pc of garment orders cancelled

Amid persistent worker protests in the garment sector, more than 50 factories have been indefinitely closed, with many others shutting ...

219 garment factories in Ashulia shut

Observer Online Report

Production in 219 readymade garment factories in Ashulia industrial area remained suspended amid workers' unrest.Of those, 86 factories were shut ...

Over 100 garment factories shut at Ashulia amid unrest

Amid efforts to calm the ongoing unrest, around 45 garment factories in the Ashulia industrial area have been indefinitely closed, ...

Two garment workers crushed under wheels of truck

Our Correspondent

GAZIPUR, Sep, 10: Two garment workers were killed and three others were injured after being run over by a truck ...