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Electronic wage system trial for Bangladesh workers
2014-12-15 11:52:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US non-governmental organisation Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) has teamed up with City Bank to launch a research project to analyse the benefits of offering Bangladeshi garment workers electronic wage payments.
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Bangladesh: Raising the bar on apparel exports?
2014-12-15 11:49:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Bangladesh ready-made garment industry has set out an ambitious goal to double its exports to $50bn over the next seven years as it works to rebuild its reputation in the wake of recent tragedies. But while the plans are big in scope they are also short on detail, and executives at last week's inaugural Dhaka Apparel Summit suggest massive challenges still remain if the country is to reach its goal.
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Bangladesh factory improvements "will take years"
2014-12-11 14:37:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Safety improvements at Bangladesh garment factories are part of a complex process which will take years to complete, the Dhaka Apparel Summit was told.
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Cheap labour "not the future" for Bangladesh
2014-12-10 16:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Bangladesh should try to avoid competing on cheap labour in the future and instead move into high-end products, the Dhaka Apparel Summit was told this week.
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Bangladesh falls further as US apparel imports grow
2014-12-10 14:00:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
As retailers made one last push to stock up on holiday merchandise amid fears of possible disruption due to the ongoing dockworkers dispute at major West Coast container ports, US apparel imports continued to grow in October. Three of the top-ten supplier countries - Vietnam, Honduras and India - saw strong double-digit growth, but Bangladesh tumbled for the eighth month in a row.
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