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RMG industry incurred $400m loss amid unrest: BGMEA
Bangladesh's apparel industry has faced a production loss of around $400 million due to the latest worker unrest in September and October in the Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur industrial areas.
Workers to get salary-bonus before Eid-ul-Azha
The workers of all sectors including the readymade garment (RMG) will be paid their salaries and bonus before the start of the holy Eid-ul-Azha vacation.
Garment industry environment undergoes radical transformation
In the past 11 years since the collapse of Rana Plaza in Savar, there has been a fundamental transformation in the garment sector workplace. Owners of these sectors, along with labor leaders and researchers, acknowledge this change. They said that following the tragedy that claimed the lives of 1,135 garment workers in Rana Plaza, factory owners, under pressure from European and North American buyers, have invested heavily to ensure safe working conditions. Western diplomats have also criticized the garment sector in Bangladesh at various times, acknowledging that it now publicly accepts its safe and compliant status.
RMG workers will get salary, bonus before Eid holiday: Nazrul Islam
State Minister for Labour and Employment Md. Nazrul Islam Chowdhury on Wednesday said a decision has been taken to provide salary for March and festival bonus to readymade garment (RMG) workers before the holiday of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.
Sammilito Parishad sweeps election, SM Mannan president
The Sammilito Parishad, led by Seha Designs BD Ltd managing director SM Mannan Kochi, has won all the 35 director posts in the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) biennial elections for 2024-26 on Saturday.
BGMEA demands tax waiver on recycled fibre
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has requested that the 7.5% Vat on the collection of raw materials and 15% VAT on supplying products to local spinning mills on locally recycled fibre be waived to attract more foreign investment.
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