Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director at Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), discusses the challenges that Bangladesh has to overcome on its journey to becoming a middle-income country, in an exclusive interview with Naimul Alam Alvi of The Daily Star.
The manner in which RMG unrest is being handled defies logic
How acceptable is this minimum wage of Tk 12,500?
We are not geared for such runs in the same way that some manufacturers in Europe are.
Will we see an industry which has fewer and larger players?
International clothing retailers and brands are demanding up to 5 per cent discounts from Bangladesh’s apparel exporters, adding another challenge for the suppliers who are already grappling with multiple issues amid volatile global economic scenario.
Despite the increased participation of women in different sectors, there remains a lack of dynamism in their employment.
Readymade garment manufacturer A Plus Sweater Ltd had sent an RMG consignment to Chattogram Port from its Gazipur factory on eight covered vans on October 29 last year for shipment to Brazil.
As garment makers, we cannot afford to absorb all cost increases along the supply chain.
Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director at Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), discusses the challenges that Bangladesh has to overcome on its journey to becoming a middle-income country, in an exclusive interview with Naimul Alam Alvi of The Daily Star.
The manner in which RMG unrest is being handled defies logic
How acceptable is this minimum wage of Tk 12,500?
We are not geared for such runs in the same way that some manufacturers in Europe are.
Will we see an industry which has fewer and larger players?
International clothing retailers and brands are demanding up to 5 per cent discounts from Bangladesh’s apparel exporters, adding another challenge for the suppliers who are already grappling with multiple issues amid volatile global economic scenario.
Despite the increased participation of women in different sectors, there remains a lack of dynamism in their employment.
Readymade garment manufacturer A Plus Sweater Ltd had sent an RMG consignment to Chattogram Port from its Gazipur factory on eight covered vans on October 29 last year for shipment to Brazil.
As garment makers, we cannot afford to absorb all cost increases along the supply chain.
My biggest worry in this situation is for our RMG workers, who are among the most vulnerable parts in the global fashion supply chain.