Bangladesh
Garment Worker Allegedly Shot Dead by Bangladeshi Police as Wage Protests Escalate
This comes as garment factory owners offer less than half of the monthly minimum wage that trade unions are…
Minimum Wage ‘Mockery’: Bangladesh Unions Pan Paltry Pay Proposal
Unions denounced garment manufacturers' minimum wage proposal which falls well short of the sum workers…
What a Waste: Bangladesh Leather Exports Limited by Lack of Effluent Infrastructure
Without sufficient waste treatment facilities, the sector struggles to reach Leather Working Group…
Adidas, Levi’s and 13 More Brands Urge Bangladesh Wage Hike
Just one of them, however, has publicly come out in support of the 23,000 Bangladeshi taka figure that…
Binding Agreements Bring Change. So Why Aren’t US Brands Signing Them?
Voluntary, private auditing schemes must cede to a newer model of what IndustriALL calls "global…
In Sustainability, Who Holds the Mantle of Accountability?
Sourcing Journal's Sustainability Report: Measuring the Impact explores the steps the industry has taken…
Levi’s, VF, Deckers Help Garment Workers Get No-Cost Glasses
Up to 40 percent of all garment workers screened by VisionSpring received glasses to address vision issues.
Bangladesh Workers Rally at Rana Plaza Over Minimum Wage Increase
As a six-month deadline for proposals expired last week, workers and manufacturers differ on what constitutes…
US Urges Labor Reforms at Bangladesh Trade Talks
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and supporting worker rights were key issues for the…
Fashion is ‘Sleepwalking’ into a Climate Catastrophe. Bangladesh is in the Bullseye.
The "elephant in the room?" Building a collective strategy for decarbonization without overburdening garment…
Will Fashion Ever Move Past ‘Price, Price, Price’?
At the Best of Bangladesh conference in the Netherlands, protesters seized the moment to urge justice for…
Fashion Organizations Lobby for Bangladesh Minimum Wage Increase
Multistakeholder groups like the Fair Labor Association have written the chairman of Bangladesh's minimum…
Beximco Builds Bangladesh’s Biggest Solar Power Plant
The company's Teesta Solar subsidiary built a 200-megawatt plant on 650 acres of infertile land.
Factory Closures Spark Upheaval in Bangladesh
Garment factory workers, management and police have clashed in the past week after facility closures near…
Bangladesh Closing in on China in Cotton Apparel Exports: USDA
Growth in the South Asian nation's apparel exports contributed to an increase of 800,000 bales, to 8 million.