Rana Plaza two-year anniversary
Two years ago, the Rana Plaza building collapsed, crushing workers and drawing the world’s attention to the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh. In one day, Bangladesh lost over 1100 lives....
View ArticleGround Zero-zero at Rana Plaza
Zero-zero is the number of disappointment. Zero-zero is a number that has shattered the hopes of many former workers of the textile factories in Rana Plaza. Zero-zero is what is written on the letters...
View ArticleBringing change to the garment industry: Acupuncture vs. surgery
The latest news from Bangladesh’s flagship RMG industry is about the substantial increase in minimum wages proposed by the Wage Board. This has been welcomed by many. Not surprisingly, the industry has...
View ArticlePay, or else!
The problem is with the “Or Else” part. The political talking heads are throwing deadlines like “pay by Thursday’’, the BGMEA is saying it will pay by Wednesday and various and sundry ministers are...
View ArticleTuba, BGMEA and workers’ rights
By now, many of the 1,600 workers from Tuba Group have finally collected some unpaid wages. It took a ridiculous amount of effort for these workers to collect what was owed to them. They struck for...
View ArticleSuing TIB over RMG sector corruption report
The TIB report on corruption in the RMG sector lists (19) points. (13) are on the production part, and (3) are on the supply side. According to the report, corruption is endemic and involves all the...
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