Bangladesh Factory Checks Reveal More Than 80,000 Safety Issues
The two groups of western retailers – Accord and Alliance – have completed their initial inspection of fire, electrical and structural safety …
Korean Export Processing Zone at serious risk
Instead of handing over the Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) to the investor, the government of Bangladesh plans to take back part of …
Is Bangladesh losing it’s pot of gold – the garment business – to Africa?
Bangladesh’s ready-made garments (RMG) exporters fear losing market share following a dip in sales in Western countries including the USA over the …
VF IFC team up to lend $10m for apparel sector
Programme offers financing for fire and building safety improvements VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) today announced a collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, …
Return of GSP seems far off – a lot more must be done
Bangladesh’s progress in implementation of the National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety and Structural Integrity (the Action Plan) which provides a basis for …
Bangladesh halts shutdown of “unsafe” factories
The Bangladeshi government is refusing to shut down garment factories declared unsafe, following a row with independent inspectors over the strength of …
NY private equity firm to invest $200m in RMG in Bangladesh
TAU Investment Management LLC, a New York-based growth-equity venture investment firm is currently in the process of raising a US$1.0 billion for modernisation …
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EU calls for Substantial progress on labour issues in Bangladesh
The European Union (EU) called for substantial progress on labour issues for Bangladesh’s continued Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) trade privileges. Currently Bangladesh …
Bangladesh Govt. draft policy for RMG sub-contracting
The government of Bangladesh has drafted a new policy to bar non-compliant sub-contracting readymade garment (RMG) factories from doing business with exporters, …