As the second-largest textile manufacturer in the world, Bangladesh often boasts its ready-made garment industry as a feminist revolution. It employs about 4 million workers, 80% of whom are women, ...

The world is quick to harp on either how much or how little progress Bangladesh has made in improving the conditions of its ready-made garment sector, but regardless of which side you’re on, few ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. University of Sydney researchers explain that garment workers face some of the world's most precarious working conditions, and the ...

It was an ultimatum that sent ripples through Bangladesh’s garment industry: If the interim government failed to safeguard domestic yarn production by suspending duty-free yarn exports under the ...

Bangladesh’s garment industry has faced some serious challenges of late. In the first eight months of FY2025-26, the country’s ready-made garment exports fell 3.73 percent year on year to $25.79 ...

In what appears to be another war of wills in the industry, the issue of monitoring labor rights has taken center stage in Dhaka. Manufacturers have expressed both ire and an intent to withhold ...

DHAKA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Officials in Bangladesh's ready made garment industry demanded on Tuesday quick implementation of recommendations in a report which concluded that last month's deadly fire at ...