Textile & Garments

The manufacturers of the garment accessories and packaging sector demanded the extension of the issuance and renewal of all licenses by at least three or five years to move a step ahead in terms of ease of doing business. They also said that the packaging and accessories factories need nearly …

The Bangladesh Garments Workers Unity Council (BGWUC) yesterday demanded that the monthly minimum wage of garment workers be hiked by 175 per cent to Tk 22,000 from the existing Tk 8,000. The rise in the minimum wage for garment workers is needed because of the abnormal rise in the cost …

The country’s female garment workers have a wage gap of around 51 per cent to 60 per cent depending on the area and living wage benchmark in five major industrial areas in Bangladesh, including Dhaka city, a survey finds. However, the wage gap for male workers remains at 45 per …

Bangladesh’s readymade garment workers are receiving monthly wages on average 50 per cent lower than the minimum living wages, according to a study conducted by South Asian Network on Economic Modeling and the Microfinance Opportunities. The report released on Sunday said that workers had been increasingly relying on overtime and …

As a result of the government’s timely action and the working environment in Bangladeshi factories, the country’s garment sector has achieved a 43.21 percent growth on the European market, the highest growth the sector has ever achieved in Europe. Bangladesh exported $17.56 billion worth of garments to Europe from January …

Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the European Union in January-October of 2022 increased by 60.75 per cent to 18.47 billion euro compared with that of 11.49 billion euro in the same period of 2021 due to an increase of unit prices and shipments to the economic bloc. According to the data …

Some garment manufacturers are providing basic commodities to their workers at discounts opening shops on factory premises, bringing some relief amidst the skyrocketing of prices in the local markets. The prices at these shops can be as much as 15 per cent lower than local market rates while products can …

The ongoing football World Cup in Qatar has led local sportswear markets into a frenzy but failed to boost television sales as soaring inflation dents people’s purchasing power. Craze for Jersey Hundreds of fans rummaging through piles of jerseys to find their favourite ones despite high prices has become a …

Domestic textile millers have requested the government to ban exports of all types of garment waste to ensure availability of the raw materials for local recycling units. They also demanded withdrawal of 7.5% and 15% VAT, respectively, on sourcing the raw materials from the local market and supplying cotton made …

Farida Parvin, a housewife in Sultanpur village under Sadar upazila of Satkhira district, now has her own source of income — making jute products for a private organisation involved in exporting those. Like Farida, a number of women in the village are now earning money after receiving training from ‘Rishilpi …