This report has been prepared in the context of the Ghana Social Opportunities Project that seeks to support Ghana to rationalize its social protection expenditure. The Report analyses expenditure in terms of its sustainability, robustness, efficiency and effectiveness in preventing ...

Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector: GSP Plus Discussion with EU: Bangladesh is negotiating with EU on GSP Plus facilities. Yet there has been no discussion on Bangladesh’s strategy to graduate. The Executive Director of CPD Professor Mustafizur Rahman emphasized that Bangladesh needs to weigh in whether it would declare change of status before 2027 at the launching of UNCTAD’s Least Development Countries Report 2016.

Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector: Alliance Suspends 6 Factories in December: Link Wear, Haesong Sweater, HDF Textiles, Evergreen Products, Opex Designers, and Opex Ready Wears were suspended from the Alliance compliant factory list because of their lack of progress in one or more Alliance programs, thereby failing to make progress in ensuring a safe working environment. Read more: http://www.bangladeshworkersafety.org/factory/suspended-factories

Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector: Finance Division’s Report: In the Finance Division’s report on trade turnover of last four month shows planned Brexit might not effect Bangladesh’s export to Britain. Both woven and knit garment shipment have increased in last quarter to EU market.

Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector: Less Diversification is Risky: BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman foresees that due to comparatively less diversification of RMG products, Bangladesh runs the risk of being overtaken by India and Vietnam in global competition. ILO’s DG Lauds Progress ...

Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector: IKEA Tops Report on Sustainable Cotton: The Swedish global home furnishing giant, IKEA has unveiled its sustainable report for FY 2016 where in it pledges Euro 1 billion investment in sustainable initiatives in the coming year. The home furnishing retailer claims that it continues to source most cotton from sustainable sources namely Better Cotton Initiative (82 per cent) and uses recycled cotton (18 per cent) for the rest.

The Workers’ Voice Report 2016 represents the collaboration of two organisations sharing a common vision of pushing Bangladesh’s Ready Made Garment (RMG) industry towards more sustainability. Awaj Foundation, a local NGO dedicated to fighting for labour rights, and Consulting Service ...

In recent years the Bangladesh RMG sector has witnessed a number of industrial accidents including the fire at Tazreen Fashions and the collapse of Rana Plaza which claimed the lives of over 1,200 workers. The ILO Programme on Improving Working ...