CPD RMG Study

This is the official Twitter account of @cpdbd #RMG Study conducting #research on #economic & #social #upgrading in #Bangladesh

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Bangladeshi garment workers' overall cost of living has increased by 86% between 2013 and 2018 where food cost increased by 56.8% and non-food cost has increased by 115.4%

For details: https://t.co/E4t3W1IY9r

#MinimumWage #CostofLiving

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Despite making real and unprecedented progress in improving workers’ health and safety in its garment industry, international clothing brands cut prices paid to supplier factories in Bangladesh

https://t.co/XN13b29fEc

#SavageCapitalism #CPDRMGStudy

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Bangladesh made calls for increasing prices of its apparel products at Bangladesh #SustainabilityCompact meeting in Brussels

https://t.co/PMDsHrdjyP

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Garment shipments from Bangladesh to its major Asian Markets—India, China and Japan—are rising thanks to competitive prices the country offers and spiralling production cost in China

https://t.co/In1J7k2lPv

#ExportMarket #CPDRMGStudy

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Bangladesh govt. has extended the deadline for completing remediation works in the readymade garment factories

https://t.co/HtsBhbUchG

#WorkplaceSafety #CPDRMGStudy

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#Bangladesh plans to set a $40 billion goods export target with a 7.14% growth for fiscal year 2018-19, riding largely on the apparel industry’s success

https://t.co/IBxU3dhKs1

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The process to fix minimum wages for the readymade garment sector is going on at a slow pace, much to the annoyance of rights groups and workers

https://t.co/FJo6oGO5zb

#MinimumWage #CPDRMGStudy

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Between July-May of the fiscal year, apparel items worth $253.07 million were shipped to India, in contrast to $117.21 million a year earlier

https://t.co/2yUXVn1Nqq

#ExportGrowth #CPDRMGStudy

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#Bangladesh government has decided to offer assistance for treatment of sick garment workers and education of workers’ children from the RMG Central Welfare Fund

https://t.co/QxQzXJOGBr

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Bangladesh exported fan jerseys worth $1 billion for all 32 nations participating in the 2018 FIFA World Cup

https://t.co/CyuFacYIee

#FIFAWorldCup #CPDRMGStudy

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A study reveals that 3,4340 foreigners hold top positions in Bangladesh apparel factories who send about $2.36 billion out of the country every year

https://t.co/lC804AwD6w

#ForeignWorkforce #CPDRMGStudy

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Bangladesh government has started issuing show-cause letter to the readymade garment factories which have made less than 30% progress on remediation

https://t.co/gUFuopdBpH

#WorkerSafety #CPDRMGStudy

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Apparel exports to US rise as Bangladeshi manufacturers benefit from the Trump administration’s abandonment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

https://t.co/Sxskl9NXoL

#ExportGrowth #CPDRMGStudy

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Changes to the garment industry’s business model are threatening the livelihoods of millions of people in low- and middle-income countries

https://t.co/RVNevWd1lK

#Automation #CPDRMGStudy

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RMG manufacturers will have to pay a higher CorporateTax as the government has proposed to raise the tax rate from 12% to 15% for the 2018-19 fiscal years

https://t.co/kBhePGYP9j

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We wish you and your family a blessed Eid. #EidMubarak

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#Bangladesh government has initiated a move for setting up ‘industrial safety unit’ with the aim of ensuring safe working condition in all industrial sectors

https://t.co/M88qtvcqHT

#WorkplaceSafety #CPDRMGStudy

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19/20 line-supervisors in #Bangladesh's garment sector are men, despite 80% of line workers being women. #DYK IFC’s Work-Progression & Productivity
Toolkit helps train more female sewing operators, redressing the imbalance
on sewing lines in the factories?
Await for more details!

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Complexities in obtaining credit report on foreign buyers and suppliers are causing huge losses for local businesses in #Bangladesh

https://t.co/6XnTNyKQ8p

#ForeignTrade #CPDRMGStudy

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Instead of fulfilling its pledge to develop a compensation protocol in line with the ILO convention, the government is now working to reform the labour law by setting the maximum compensation at meagre Tk 2 lakh

https://t.co/C8XwtcuuVB

#WorkersCompensation #CPDRMGStudy