Published on the ILO website A research conducted by International Labour Organisation indicates that automation and robotics will have the largest impact on jobs in the industry throughout the region. The report said that robots are becoming better at assembly, cheaper ...
Read More »August 6, 2017: Chittagong port and Sri Lanka’s GSP+ facility
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Chittagong congestion raises US cotton shippers’ costs A flare-up of congestion ...
Read More »Chittagong congestion raises US cotton shippers’ costs
Published on JOC.com on 4, August 2017 A flare-up of congestion at the port of Chittagong with no end in sight is compounding US cotton exporters’ concerns that there will not be enough capacity to move their containerized commodities to Bangladesh’s textile ...
Read More »August 3, 2017: Alliance factories and special economic zone for Japan
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed 26 more Alliance factories complete CAPs A platform of North American ...
Read More »26 more Alliance factories complete CAPs
Published in the Dhaka Tribune on 3, August 2017 A platform of North American garment buyers has announced that another 26 Bangladeshi factories which supply products for their signatory brands have completed Corrective Action Plans (CAPs). The Alliance for Bangladesh ...
Read More »“In order to grab more market share, the government should devise policy taking the sector people on board”- Khondaker Golam Moazzem
Published in the Dhaka Tribune on 2, August 2017 Bangladesh’s share of the global clothing market rose again in 2016 as the country sealed its place as the second largest exporter of apparel products – despite sluggish export growth and ...
Read More »August 2, 2017: Bangladesh’s share in global clothing market, port congestion, and paperless trade
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed Bangladesh’s share in global clothing jumps to 6.4% Bangladesh’s share of ...
Read More »August 1, 2017: Port crisis, smart factory solution, digital mapping and Accord extension
Every day, CPD RMG Study team reveals what’s on our economic and apparel radar and curates a selection of the best reports, opinion, and analysis you may have missed BGMEA wants urgent steps to solve port crisis Leaders of the ...
Read More »BGMEA members say no to Accord extension after 2018
Published in the Dhaka Tribune on 1, August 2017 RMG manufacturers do not want that the tenure of Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh be extended after its expiry on June 2018 to monitor safety standards in the ...
Read More »BGMEA wants urgent steps to solve port crisis
Published in the Financial Express on 1, August 2017 Leaders of the country’s apparel sector Monday expressed concern over the ongoing congestion at Chittagong port and sought immediate steps to resolve the crisis for averting possible damage to the export-oriented ...
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