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More than 72 percent of the garment workers in Dhaka and Gazipur do not have any appointment letters, according to a survey conducted by Manusher Jonno Foundation, a non-governmental organisation.

Amid much discussion of women’s economic empowerment, women’s representation in Bangladesh’s trade organizations remains low, leaving women entrepreneurs’ voices unheard.

The government, pressed by the expiry of two global buyers’ platforms in July, is planning to strengthen with its own fund its remediation coordination cell, which will take over the responsibility of the post-remediation oversight of readymade garment factories, as the ILO fund is yet to be available.

Increased dependence on fabrics import and a lack of proper policy on energy supply are negatively impacting the competitiveness of Bangladesh’s woven garment exports in the global market.

The government has decided to ease the condition for getting new market exploration assistance for the readymade garment exporters by allowing them to repatriate their export earnings from any country.

Minimum wage calculations must take into account some key factors such as number of dependent family members, food, housing, healthcare, children’s education and recreation

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) amendment of its constitution to include a charter pledging to “pursue the Belt and Road initiative (BRI),”approved at the close of its recent twice-a-decade 19th Party Congress, underlines the importance of BRI for President Xi Jinping personally and his growing desire for China to take a global leadership role.

Bangladesh is moving towards a safer and compliant manufacturing industry, especially in the apparel and leather industries.

The country’s billion-dollar apparel industry is yet to attract graduates as a potential job market, apparently due to some untoward incidents that created a bad image of the sector among the people.