Though Bangladesh has increased oversight and auditing in factories to reduce child labor, the study found that for every 15 ...

Female workforce in garment industry slips to 53% The share of women working in Bangladesh’s garment industry decreased over the past decade, with female participation falling to 53 percent in ...

A new book chapter, written by Dr Sharmin Shabnam Rahman, alongside Jette Steen Knudsen and Jeremy Moon, shares insights from their latest research on Bangladesh's Ready-Made Garment sector. The ...

In a vast Bangladeshi factory hall thrumming with sewing machines, garment workers churn out seemingly endless pairs of mountain hiking trousers for customers in Europe and North America.

A new report from the University of Nottingham's Rights Lab and GoodWeave International highlights the risk of modern slavery ...

A group of labor rights organizations warned Monday that the governance structure of a tripartite monitoring initiative overseeing garment ... engagement of the industry in Bangladesh.” ...

These figures highlight the unprecedented crisis that has hit Bangladesh’s ready-made garments (RMG) sector, once the backbone of the export economy. Industry players attribute this downturn to ...

For the local apparel industry, 2024 was a year marked by challenges ... began to brighten -- proving once again the resilience of Bangladesh’s apparel might.

A coalition of leading labour rights organisations has issued a call for urgent reforms in the governance of the Ready-Made-Garment Sustainability Council (RSC) to safeguard worker safety in ...

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry aims to achieve 47–48 billion USD in export turnover in 2025, according to Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).

Bangladesh's vital garment industry lost $400 million due to unrest following the student-led revolution that ousted the country's autocratic premier, industry leaders said Sunday, insisting the ...