Bangladesh is a major producer of garments supplying to world’s top brands such as H & M, Lewis, Gucci, Zara and many others, the industry however is in turmoil because of workers' strike.

It is also exploitative,” Azrul said in a post on X. He said that even garment sweatshop workers in Bangladesh clock in 14 to 16 hours a day. “Are we a sweatshop?” he asked.

Currently, Bangladesh is home to 54 of the top 100 LEED-certified factories globally, including nine out of the top 10, and 18 out of the top 20 units. Additionally, the country boasts the two ...

It has been ten years since an eight-storey commercial building housing several textile factories on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed on April 24, 2013. The collapse of Rana Plaza ...

Many are attempting to do just that. Bangladesh, for example, has grown dramatically since gaining independence in 1971, largely owing to its position as the world’s second-largest garment exporter.

Economic development ultimately raises both worker pay and factory safety standards. There is some evidence that this process has been improving pay in Bangladesh, even among so-called sweatshops.

Once known for its sweatshops, Bangladesh is slowly moving towards sustainable production A decade after the deadly Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh is home to nine of the world’s top 10 ...

Charles Kernaghan, a labor activist who helped revitalize the anti-sweatshop movement in the late 20th century, targeting American companies such as Disney — as well as a clothing line backed by ...

It’s a fear all too real for those working in the sweatshops of poorer nations. “If buyers increase their purchases towards India then the country's garment workers may face loss of life and ...

Two decades ago, influential American liberals believed that sweatshops in the Global South would help the world’s poor. Countries with no export industries, the argument went, could strengthen ...

world in focusThe Bangladesh garment industry generates 80 per cent of the country’s total export revenue. However, the wealth generated by this sector has led to few improvements in the lives ...