Members of European Parliament (MEP) have underscored the need for putting in place the required health and safety measures and ensure adherence to the building code. During an interaction with Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Thursday, the MEPs referred to the two resolutions adopted by the Parliament this year on Bangladesh RMG industry and ... Read more
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IMF wants improved labour condition in RMG sector
Releases $136.6 million under ECF The International Monetary Fund on Thursday asked the government to ensure better work environment in the readymade garment sector. The IMF, while releasing $136.6 million loan, the third tranche under the Extended Credit Facility deal, said, ‘continued improvement in labour conditions
Dhaka must meet compliance in RMG sector: US congressman
US congressman George Miller, who came to Dhaka on Saturday on a five-day visit to inspect conditions of garment industry after the deadly Tazreen fire and collapse of Rana Plaza, said on Wednesday that Bangladesh must meet the international standard of compliance with a new sense of urgency; otherwise the apparel industry would face severe ... Read more
EU DFQF benefit withdrawal to hurt economy, experts say
Bangladesh needs to consider the European Union (EU) threat to withdraw its duty-free, quota-free (DFQT) access to the EU market seriously and act promptly as the EU might take serious decisions dealing a big blow to the RMG sector in particular and the economy in general, experts said. They think Bangladesh needs to send out ... Read more
Minister resents US envoy’s call for RMG sector trade union
Textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddique on Monday expressed surprise over the US Ambassador, Dan Mozena’s reported call to the garments entrepreneurs to allow trade union in their factories and said that such comment might be termed as “obtrusive, tormenting and provocative” to the government. Being informed of the US Ambassador’s comments
Beware of anarchy in RMG sector: Dipu Moni
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Friday urged both the owners and workers to remain alert so that no one can create anarchy in the readymade garment (RMG) sector. “Discipline will also have to be maintained in all factories including the RMG factories,” she said at a discussion meeting at the Jatiya Press Club, which ... Read more
Disney pull-out to tarnish RMG sector image further
Say experts The announcement of the US company Walt Disney to stop producing its branded merchandise in Bangladesh would further tarnish the image of the country’s apparel sector already dogged by recent incidents like building collapse and fire, said experts on Saturday. Centre for Policy Dialogue executive director Mustafizur Rahman
RMG sector faces severe blow in int’l market for Savar tragedy
Say economists, exporters The Savar tragedy is another blow in the international market for the country’s readymade garment industry which is yet to recover from the effects of Tazreen factory fire, said economists and garment exporters. More than 100 people, most of them garment workers,
Activists call for trust building in RMG sector
Rights activists and international buyers’ representatives on Monday asked garment owners to create trust and confidence in their relationships with workers and employees to avert labour unrest in the factories. Establishing healthy trade union activities at the factory level is a tested mechanism of