It has grown steadfastly since the 1980s on the back of its garment industry. Bangladeshi workers, and women in particular, made the country a seamstress to the world. In the process, the average ...

Once a global symbol of women’s empowerment, Yunus now presides over a decline in employment of women in Bangladesh ...

Readymade garment factories enlisted under the Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) programme undergo fewer social audits compared to ...

The Asia Floor Wage Alliance, Global Labor Justice and their trade union partners have developed a framework for countering ...

Since the formation of the workers' trade union nine years ago at the country's oldest and well-known Babylon Garments, there has been no labour unrest at the factory, nor has production been ...

Garment workers have warned of laying siege to the Ministry of Labour if Eid bonuses and due wages are not paid. The warning ...

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association says an average garment factory there has at least 1,200 workers ... Raft Garments factory, where women were stitching underwear ...

The World Bank’s report highlights how climate-induced migration in Bangladesh disproportionately affects women, deepening ...

DHAKA: Around 3,000 women rallied on Friday (May 16) in Bangladesh for the country's interim government to openly support a ...

Gender-based violence and harassment is a widespread issue in supply chains. Women workers in garment manufacturing, food ...

A former president of the Textile Clothing and Footwear Council of Fiji says a union offiical is "simply sprouting old ...

Indonesian garment worker leaders visit Nike's Beaverton headquarters to demand higher wages and human rights, backed by U.S. labor allies.