The BKMEA’s letter calling upon the Government to suspend the 5 per cent annual increment of workers for next two years has workers’ unions/labour bodies up in arms against it with the latter threatening to wage tougher movements to pro

A war of words has broken out between entities pertaining to the ability of the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC), which took over from the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, to carry out remediation.

Close on heels of the Government first declaring the stimulus package to help export-oriented industries to pay workers’ wages, digital disbursement of workers’ wages gained substantial grounds. However, reports suggest that of late, th

Once considered the mainstay of the apparel industry workforce, the number of women workers in Bangladesh readymade garment industry is on the decline, reflects some reports, the latest amongst which is the survey undertaken by the Mapped i

On one hand, global brands, retailers and interventions by global entities are pushing forward the drive towards circularity in the export-oriented apparel manufacturing and export sector of Bangladesh, while on the other, local weavers and

As per the Global Wage Report 2020–21, the real minimum wage in Bangladesh has witnessed the sharpest decline among the countries in Asia and the Pacific in the last one decade; ILO report says workers in Bangladesh witnessed the sharpest

The Labour and Employment Ministry has recently issued a gazette notification on the ‘Green Factory Award Policy’ as the country looks to attain the Sustainable Development Goals even as Bangladesh received US $ 256.5 million from the g

Sustainable menswear brands are starting to make waves in the fashion scene, but a substantial lack of accessible choices remains a significant challenge for consumers. Here’s how brands can capture market share in the department as share

According to a book titled Anticipating and Preparing for Emerging Skills and Jobs published by the Asian Development Bank’ (ADB) headquarters in Manila recently, low-level education and skill of the majority of the workforce in Banglades