Textile & Garments

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Wednesday assured that his country will not cancel any garment product order from Bangladesh.

The workers who could not join their factories in April due to the ongoing lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak will receive 60 percent of their wages. State Minister for Labour and Employment Monnujan Sufian revealed the information on Wednesday after meetings with representatives of factory owners and workers.

Around 25 lakh Mobile Financial Service (MFS) accounts have been opened in the readymade garment (RMG) sector since April 4 in line with a government’s move to provide salaries and allowances to its workers and employees through mobile banking.

Bangladesh has sought the support of the United States for the readymade garment (RMG) sector that has been affected badly by the cancellation of orders owing to the outbreak of coronavirus. The US is the single largest RMG export destination of Bangladesh.

Workers from adjoining districts start for the capital flouting physical distancing guidelines

The country’s mobile phone operators are struggling to cope with a sudden increase in data consumption during the countrywide lockdown.

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) has been making a guideline for reopening the garment factories, most of which have been asked to shut down by the sector’s apex trade body on April 11.

Four in five workers in country’s readymade garment sector received their salary by mid-April for the work they performed in March, despite the economic pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic, data from a new survey show.

The government has rejected the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association’s plea for a Tk 50 crore loan from the Central Fund operated by the labour ministry to pay workers’ wages for March amid unrests for pay.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said they have so far cleared salaries and wages of around 95.89 percent workers for the month of March.