Zobaida Nasreen said that “those who served on the [women’s affairs] committee are now being openly threatened and defamed, ...

Bangladesh is a major producer of garments supplying to world’s top brands such as H & M, Lewis, Gucci, Zara and many others, ...

Despite women representing 60 percent of workers, 45 percent of Social & Labor Convergence Program-aligned facilities paid ...

About 3 million garment workers in Bangladesh sewed mostly T-shirts ... Moazzem from the Centre for Policy Dialogue said. “[Women] need to rush to the home to cook and to take care of their ...

IT was always going to be a hard year for Bangladesh. Last summer, amid an economic collapse, protesters toppled a tyrant and ...

The Asia Floor Wage Alliance, Global Labor Justice and their trade union partners have developed a framework for countering gender-based violence and harassment. Brands, they say, have "no more ...

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 ...

While the Muslim world celebrates the holiday, thousands of workers in Bangladesh are waiting for back pay from April. After ...

"Bringing in more foreign investment could be a viable solution." New report reveals dark truth behind popular fashion brands ...

Readymade garment factories enlisted under the Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) programme undergo fewer social audits compared to non-BWB units, resulting in significant savings in both time and ...

Police dispersed the crowd using tear gas, water cannons, and charged baton and the traffic returned to normal soon after ...