World Cup Jerseys Made in Bangladesh

World Cup Jerseys Made in Bangladesh

Did you know that Bangladesh exported between $500 million to $1 billion worth of World Cup jerseys and merchandise this football season? That's between 2 to 4% of the total yearly RMG exports of the country. And not just clothes for fans, the Brazil teams' official jerseys were made in Bangladesh as well.

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Sources:
www.banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/92263.html
www.dhakatribune.com/economy/2014/jun/17/rmg-export-exceeds-july-may-target
globalvoicesonline.org/2014/07/01/bangladesh-world-cup-jerseys-apparel/

Playing with fire: No exist in sight for 47%

Playing with fire: No exit in sight for 47%

According to a recent survey of 3,200 workers in 28 factories by the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, a platform of 26 US-based clothing retailers and brands, 47% of garment workers say they cannot leave their factory buildings quickly in case of an emergency. Although 30% felt that they were at high risk of fire, an upsetting finding was that 45% of the respondents had not been trained in fire safety.

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Source:
www.thedailystar.net/factory-exits-difficult-to-find-11073

BDT 14.5 LAC: The value of a RMG worker's life?

BDT 14.5 LAC: The value of a RMG worker's life?

The Rana Plaza collapse has been dubbed the 'deadliest structural collapse in modern human history', claiming 1,135 lives, injuring thousands more who survived. Victims appear to be one step closer to receiving compensation from the government after a 31-member panel finalized a set of recommendations, setting BDT 14.5 lac as compensation for the dead and missing workers and the permanently disabled ones.

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Sources:
www.thedailystar.net/business/rana-plaza-funds-get-closer-8878
www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/24/bangladesh-building-collapse-kills-garment-workers
www.itv.com/news/update/2013-04-25/case-filed-against-owners-of-collapsed-building-in-dhaka/
blogs.ft.com/photo-diary/tag/rana-plaza/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Savar_building_collapse

Tit for Tat?

Tit for Tat?

There is finally a decision on minimum wage for RMG workers - BDT 5,300, a decision that BGMEA has recently accepted, although this is BDT 800 greater than their proposal of BDT 4,500. In lieu of their acceptance, BGMEA has made requests for favourable policies that outweigh the additional cost of BDT 800 by 23%.

Bangladesh in Numbers is extremely grateful to Zahid Hussain, Senior Economist of the World Bank, for the analysis used in this infographic.

Data Sources:
www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/new/2013/11/12/3597
www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/tk-5300-rmg-minimum-wage-announced/
bdnews24.com/business/2013/11/13/rmg-bosses-accept-minimum-wage
www.bangladeshchronicle.net/index.php/2013/11/rmg-manufacturers-can-find-good-partners-in-s-korea/
www.bgmea.com.bd/chart/number_of_employment_in_garment

What's the fair wage?

What's the fair wage?

Garment manufacturers have threatened to close down if they are forced to pay anything over Tk 4,500 as monthly wage to workers. Only 20 percent of the country’s 3.6 million-odd garment workers fall under the category of minimum wage.

Source:
www.facebook.com/bangladeshinnumbers
bdnews24.com/business/2013/11/05/will-shut-business-if-forced-to-pay