“During the unrest in August 2024, our workers were peaceful. We closed the factory for only three to four days considering the security of our workers. Wages were paid to all employees for those days,” said Nargis Akhter, Welfare Officer at Textown Group. Textown Group’s factories are in Ashulia on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital …

ABDULLAHPUR, Bangladesh – “During the recent unrest, our factory didn’t halt for a single day. We talked to our trade union for days about their demands and implemented all of them,” Mohammad Rubel says with confidence.   Rubel is the Production Manager at Basic Apparels Ltd, a garment factory located in Abdullahpur on the outskirt …

“He calls me madam at work so that my male subordinates would respect me,” Mosammat Sharifunnahar Shilpi quipped about her husband, Shahjahan Ali.  Shilpi is in charge of the Cutting Section at Alim Knit BD, a ready-made garment (RMG) factory located in the industrial district of Gazipur in central Bangladesh. Her husband, Shahjahan Ali works …