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The World Bank published the Bangladesh jobs diagnostic report last month which "presents the characteristics and constraints of the labor market in Bangladesh, identifies the objectives of the jobs agenda, and proposes a policy framework to progress toward them." The report studies the various factors that affect the relationships between supply- and demand-side and influence creation, quality, and inclusion outcomes."

Although China’s relative share in global Readymade Garment (RMG) exports is dropping, Bangladesh must cross a number of hurdles before it can bring those orders here. As China’s relative share of global Readymade Garment (RMG) exports start to drop thanks to rising standards of living there, a number of nations are queuing up to grab the opportunity.

Oxfam has released a new report that reveals only four per cent of the price Australians spend on clothing is paid to the factory workers who made it, predominantly in Asia. That equates to 40¢ from a $10 shirt, even if the worker is paid the legal minimum wage in countries like China and Indonesia. The report released Sunday, titled What She Makes: Power and Poverty in the Fashion Industry, shows that while many leading and iconic Australian fashion brands are enjoying boost in revenue, the workers making their clothes, the vast majority of whom are women, are trapped in a cycle of poverty.

Buoyed by higher shipments of apparel items, Bangladesh's exports to the UK are on the rise although British consumers have been hit hard by rising inflation amid Brexit pressure.

Just four cents from every dollar Australians spend on clothing makes it back to workers enduring “horrific” conditions in garment factories, a new report has found. The report adds to pressure on Australia’s big clothing retailers, including Kmart, Big W, and Target, to act faster on their ethical sourcing programs.

Acting as a backward-linkage industry of the Readymade Garment (RMG) sector and other export-oriented industries, the net export earnings of the Garments Accessories and Packaging (GAP) sector was $6.70 billion during the 2016-17 financial year (FY).

Women in the country's readymade garment sector face a range of discriminations including being subject to do more overtime duty than their male colleagues and getting fewer promotions, say a study report of Karmojibi Nari and CARE Bangladesh.

A number of initiatives in term of greenisation of RMG sector include installing green building, using eco-friendly and resource-efficient technologies and techniques.

They're taking responsibility for their effect on people and the environment.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will assist Bangladesh in boosting exports from many newer priority sectors other than apparel to enhance the country's manufacturing competitiveness worldwide.