Labour unions and rights activists met Eamon Gilmore, the European Union's special representative for human rights, in the capital today and raised their demand for a minimum wage of Tk 23,000 for the ready-made garment sector
Bangladesh retained second position in apparel shipments to the European Union (EU) in the first two months of the current year with a 22.75 percent share of the trade bloc's overall garment imports.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the country's businessmen to find out their foreign partners to utilise their technology and knowledge in the local industries.
Workers in the export-oriented readymade garment sector are set to get enhanced social security through income protection following the launch of a new International Labour Organisation (ILO) initiative in collaboration with the Netherlands and Germany.