8th Dec 2016

December 8, 2016

Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector:

• Research Findings on RMG: As per Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) study, the Bangladesh garment industry’s expected need for trained workers will be 1.5 million by 2021. The scope of research included nine major sectors — garment, agro-food, construction, health, hospitality and tourism, ICT, leather goods, light engineering and shipbuilding. Currently, the apparel sector faces a shortage of 119,479 skilled workers and 48,130 semi-skilled workers.