Bangladesh
Breaking News: Gazipur Engulfed by Violence; 20 Garment Factories Riot
Even after the Bangladesh Ministry of Labor officially signed off on the new minimum wage…
H&M Doubles Down on Bangladesh, Cambodia: Plans to Tighten Grip on Supply Chain
While many retailers have been plotting an exit strategy from politically precarious Bangladesh and Cambodia…
Finally, Bangladesh Govt Sets New Minimum Wage
After months of contentious wrangling between factory owners and workers, Bangladesh’s government has finally…
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Breaking News: Bangladesh Factory Owners Agree to New Minimum Wage
Moving one step closer to a historic resolution regarding the hotly contested minimum wage, Bangladeshi…
Breaking News: Bangladesh Riots Turn Deadly
Bangladesh has been roiled by violence as garment workers continue to angrily protest a government board’s…
Eighty Bangladeshi Factories Close in Fear of Protests; Wage Board Recommendation Settles Nothing
Even after Bangladesh’s specially convened Wage Board has come to a resolution, the often tempestuous dispute…
Bangladesh Wage Board Finally Makes Recommendation; Gazipur Overrun By Violent Protests
After months of tense disputes often mottled by violence, garment factory workers and factory owners have…
Bangladesh: Garment Workers Refuse Third Wage Hike Offer
The third time was not the charm for Bangladeshi garment workers as the discontented employees rejected the…
Bangladesh Minimum Wage Dispute Finally Nears Resolution
After repeatedly halted negotiations, workers and factory owners in Bangladesh seem to be finally…
Child Labor Plagues Global Garment Industry
Despite a newfound emphasis on social compliance, the global textile industry is still plagued by child…
Can We Save Dhaka By Splitting it in Half?
Following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, international attention has fixated on the questions of labor…
BGMEA: Garment Workers’ Withheld Wages Have Been Paid
Bangladeshi garment workers spent last week protesting over delayed wages and bonuses in order to be paid in…
Breaking News: Bangladesh Factory Manager Taken Hostage By Workers
Hopes that recent concessions by factory owners would quell cascading violence in Bangladesh over a…
Bangladesh’s Largely Unnoticed Problem: Financing
A credit shortage, sparked by several scandals in the RMG sector, is hurting many small and mid-sized…
Bangladesh Factories: More Pessimism than Progress
Since the Rana Plaza tragedy, industry players have scrambled to organize alliances and develop sound…