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  Minimum wage board for RMG workers at a crawl

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:13pm on June 19, 2018

  Minimum wage board formed for reviewing wages of readymade garment workers is going slow in making recommendations for minimum rates of wages as the board...

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  All member factories paid workers wages, allowances, claims BGMEA

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on June 15, 2018

  The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Thursday claimed that all its member factories cleared workers’ wages for the month of May and festival...

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  Govt to give treatment assistance to workers

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:17am on June 14, 2018

  The government has decided to offer assistance for treatment of sick readymade garment workers and education of workers’ children from the RMG sector Central Welfare...

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  Remediation progress in 502 RMG units still below 30pc

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 09:58pm on June 12, 2018

  The government has started issuing show-cause letter to the readymade garment factories which have made less than 30 per cent progress on remediation, seeking explanation...

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  BGMEA chief confident govt will change proposed RMG taxes

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 07:52pm on June 09, 2018

  Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Saturday demanded reduced corporate tax at 10 per cent from the proposed 15 per cent and withdrawal of...

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  Local edn fails to cater for RMG sector needs

  Mohiuddin Alamgir and Moinul Haque | Updated at 01:35am on June 06, 2018

  Several billion dollars in salaries and allowances of top level foreign employees are flying out of the country every year as the technical education provided...

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  Training widens supervisory role for women in RMG sector: report

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 09:44pm on May 30, 2018

  Training female sewing operators has increased the opportunity of supervisory roles for women, boosting productivity in the readymade garment sector and reducing absenteeism, according to...

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  1,200 RMG units at risk of facing ‘problem’ over workers’ payment before Eid

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:21pm on May 29, 2018

  Some 1,200 readymade garment factories across the country are at risk of facing ‘problem’ over payment of wages and festival allowances to their workers before...

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  Bernicat urges quick decision on Accord, Alliance’s tenure extension

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:15pm on May 28, 2018

  US ambassador Marcia Bernicat on Monday urged the Bangladesh government and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association for a quick decision on the extension...

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  Bangladesh to set up industrial safety unit

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:05am on May 28, 2018

  The government has initiated a move for setting up ‘industrial safety unit’ under the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments with the aim of...