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Pic: Shutterstock Bangladesh witnessed 433 instances of workplace injury and 729 deaths in workplace last year, lower than 695 cases of workplace injury and almost 1,200 workplace deaths in 2019, according to a report by the Bangladesh Institute on Labour Studies (BILS), which found 593 labour unrests took place last year, mainly due to non-payment of wages and deprivation of rights. The highest number of labour unrests, 264, took place in the readymade garment (RMG) sector, followed by 49 in jute mills, 46 in sugar mills, 45 in the transport sector and 23 in the water transport sector, the survey based on media reports found. BILS vice president Amirul Haque Amin demanded 30 per cent risk allowance for RMG workers who are working amid the novel coronavirus outbreak and said the earnings of the workers decreased by 25-30 per cent after the outbreak, according to Bangla media reports.
VF Corporation, one of the world s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies, has enhanced its traceability mapping programme by disclosing Tier 1 through Tier 4.
Exports of garments and hard goods in the Philippines are likely to grow by 15 per cent to $1.4 billion this year as buyers have reinstated orders cancelled last year due.
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Masks Now Coalition announces first CDC compliant face mask design
The Masks Now Coalition, a coalition of volunteers and groups, announced in April their first mask design that is fully compliant with all CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines for people who can sew, and those who can’t. The Masks Now Coalition is an unprecedented grassroots effort to recruit sewists and the non-sewists alike to make masks. This coalition also distributes the masks to the facilities who need them like retirement homes, prisons, hospitals, banks, grocery stores, and other essential businesses.
Canadian researchers develop biodegradable medical mask
The ongoing downtrend in readymade garments export will probably continue till April this year, according to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president.