Bangladesh
Labor Campaigners Urge Brand Intervention in Bangladeshi Arrests
The Worker Rights Consortium estimates that at least 115 garment workers have been arrested and imprisoned…
US Lawmakers Demand Living Wages for Bangladeshi Garment Workers
Rep. Ilhan Omar and others described American brands' "reluctance" to back the 23,000-taka wage unions are…
Bangladesh Industry Takes a Crash Course on Recycling Innovation
This week, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced a $400 million loan to Bangladesh to support climate…
Why Bestseller and H&M Backed This Bangladesh Wind Project
The announcement comes as environmentalists warn that fashion's emissions are wildly beyond what's needed to…
200 Workers Injured in Bangladesh Earthquake ‘Panic’
The 5.6-magnitude quake struck the Cumilla District in Chittagong on Saturday.
As H&M Steps Up, Bangladesh Suppliers and Workers Ask ‘Where Are the Other Brands?’
Meanwhile, two new benchmarks find that fashion companies fail to pull their own weight when it comes to…
Like ‘Watching a Car Wreck Unfold’: Poverty Wages Pressure Bangladesh-Sourcing Brands
Fashion's human rights multistakeholder groups speak out about Bangladesh's minimum wage. Labor campaigners…
Is Your Brand Paying Its Share to Reduce Bangladesh Workers’ Wage Despair?
Brand managers involved in overseeing purchasing and ethical operations have a choice.
In Bangladesh, ‘Unprecedented’ Violence Over ‘Unsustainable’ Wages
With ongoing unrest claiming a fourth victim over the weekend, Bangladesh wage protests are now a "matter of…
Bangladesh’s ‘Disheartening’ 14% Wage Hike Under Fire
Will brands step up and pay suppliers more to meet the new minimum, up 56 percent but just 14 percent when…
Gender Discrimination in Fashion Supply Chains: What Should Companies Report?
An absence of data regarding wage disparities and women in management positions at factories could soon be…
Bangladesh Announces New Minimum Wage
The new monthly pay floor takes effect Dec. 1
International Accord Renewed for Record-Breaking 6 Years
This is the longest commitment to date, surpassing the original Bangladesh Accord's initial five-year term.
NTX and Ananta Group Partner on Cutting-Edge Factory in Bangladesh
The new plant will be a revolutionary, technology-driven, resource-saving first for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s Wage Protests, Explained
Insiders dissect what's really going on in the streets of Dhaka right now as minimum wage talks seem stalled…