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The percentage of workers whose consent is required for forming trade unions in garment factories will be brought down from 30 to 25, a government move apparently resulting from pressure from international communities.

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A policy brief released by the International Labor Rights Forum urges governments, employers and worker organizations to support a new International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention and Recommendation to address gender-based violence in the world of work.

U.S. apparel imports were virtually flat in 2017 as retailers and brands continued to tighten inventory levels amid stable sales but lower average prices. Vietnam, Mexico and India gained a bigger piece of the U.S. import pie, taking share from China and, to a lesser extent, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Honduras.

Bangladesh should train its garment workers to improve their skills as 80 percent of them could lose jobs in the next 15 years due to automation, said fashion experts yesterday.

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An ILO expert committee has expressed its dissatisfaction over the recent labour law amendment proposals by the Bangladesh government, saying that the proposal of minor reduction in the minimum membership requirements would not contribute to the free establishment of workers’ organisations in a large number of enterprises in the country.

Bangladesh lost its apparel export market share in US markets to close competitors last year, data released by the US government shows.

Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), the apex trade body to represent solely the knitwear industry of Bangladesh, urged the European Union (EU) to extend Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), a trade privilege, for the next 12 years.