CPD RMG Study Stitching a better future for Bangladesh
Studies on Growth with Equity The report analyses the country’s economic growth driven by its ready-made garment (RMG) sector and contains recommendations to make this growth more sustainable and improve working conditions in Bangladesh. It is often argued that the ...
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Remediation financing in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector: An overview
High interest rates and a lack of financial literacy are highlighted as major obstacles to factories in the Bangladesh Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector from obtaining remediation financing according to a report launched by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and ...
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IPOs of Pacific Denims: The public subscription of IPOs of Pacific Denims begins from today and will continue till December 19 for resident and non-resident Bangladeshis. Textile Issues in DSE ...
Read More »Does the Bangladesh Accord on Building and Fire Safety Provides a Sustainable Protection to Ready-Made Garment Workers?
Author: Dr Mohammed Al Bhadily Curtin University 2015 Rev. Integr. Bus. Econ. Res., Vol 4(4), 2015
Read More »Determinants of Export Performance in East and Southeast Asia, November 2007
Women’s Empowerment Revisited: From Individual to Collective Power Among the Export Sector Workers of Bangladesh
Author: Naomi Hossain University of Sussex, Institute of Development Studies March 2012 IDS Working Paper No. 389
Read More »Reasonable Wages for Workers to Eliminate Unrest in Bangladesh’s Ready Made Garments (RMG) Sector
Author: Mohammad Ismail Bhuiyan University of Chittagong – Department of Sociology May 28, 2013 Bangladesh Development Research Working Paper Series BDRWPS 17 (May 2013)
Read More »10th Dec 2016
Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector: ILO’s New RMG Project: The director general of International Labour Organisation (ILO) Guy Ryder will be arriving today in Bangladesh. He will be inaugurating a co-funded initiative of Sweden and Denmark titled ‘Promoting Social Dialogue and Harmonious Industrial Relations in the Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment Industry’ (2016- 2020).
Read More »9th Dec 2016
Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector: Shipment Cost in Hartal: A BIDS research found, the transportation cost for a standardised container shipment of RMG products is US dollar 390 during hartal compared to US dollar 231 in normal days.
Read More »Local Embeddedness, Upgrading and Skill Development: Global Value Chains and Foreign Direct Investment in Lesotho’s Apparel Industry
Author: Cornelia Staritz Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration Mike Morris University of Cape Town – Faculty of Commerce – School of Economics; University of Cape Town (UCT) – Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM) February 2013 ...
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