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Bangladesh 6 Nov 2025

Assessing the early impacts of tariff uncertainty on the garment sector in Bangladesh

Introduction This brief explores how recent tariff changes are affecting Bangladesh’s garment industry and highlights insights from Better Work Bangladesh’s rapid data collection efforts. The recent tariff shock underscores the importance of understanding how global developments translate into impacts at the factory level. In this context, Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) plays a vital role in …

Bangladesh 16 Jul 2025

Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh’s Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program

Bangladesh is one of the leading garment exporters globally and a significant employer of women. However, women’s representation in management roles remains very low. To close this gap, as of 2016, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) developed the Gender Equality and Returns (GEAR) Program under Better Work, which is a collaboration between IFC and the International …

Bangladesh 8 Jan 2025

The impact of Better Work Bangladesh: A decade’s legacy

This report showcases Better Work Bangladesh’s journey from 2014 to 2024.

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Assessing the early impacts of tariff uncertainty on the garment sector in Bangladesh

Creating Better Jobs for Women and Boosting Productivity in Bangladesh’s Garment Factories: An assessment of the Gender Equality and Returns Program

The impact of Better Work Bangladesh: A decade’s legacy

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Bangladesh: Gender Equality and Returns–GEAR

Better Work Bangladesh Newsletter – December 2022

Mothers@Work: A qualitative assessment

Discussion Paper 42: The impact of collective arrangements on garment workers’ wages and work hours, and the barriers of collective arrangements to raise labour standards in the Bangladeshi garment industry

Better Work Bangladesh Newsletter – February 2021

Managing Transitions and Retrenchments Guidelines for factories in Bangladesh

HR Guidelines for RMG Factories in Bangladesh in Response to COVID-19

Better Work Bangladesh Newsletter – September 2020

Better Work Bangladesh Annual Report: An Industry and Compliance Review