CPD RMG Study Stitching a better future for Bangladesh
For many years, discussion of the global garment industry has been dominated by the following question: Where were your clothes made, and by whom?
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Women’s representation in trade organizations remains low
Amid much discussion of women’s economic empowerment, women’s representation in Bangladesh’s trade organizations remains low, leaving women entrepreneurs’ voices unheard.
Read More »Women workers need to bridge the skills gaps
Mahmooda Sultana, born at Ishwardi in Rajshahi, made the headlines recently after she received the prestigious IRAD Innovator of the Year award from NASA.
Read More »Top CEOs earn more in 4 days than a Bangladeshi worker’s life earnings
A CEO from one of the world’s top five global fashion brands has to work for just four days to earn what a garment worker in Bangladesh earns in his entire life, non-profit organization Oxfam International revealed in a report on Monday.
Read More »18th Jan 2017
Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector: A 77 per cent increase in basic wage of RMG workers and commitment of GoB to work with 2030 Water Resources Group (WRG) for achieving better efficiency and compliance in apparels sector in Bangladesh, emphasized Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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