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Facts about BD apparel production, not the false narrative

JanSport brand has the privilege of providing some of the licensed collegiate apparel for the University of Wisconsin. We’re proud that we screen and embroider it at our facility in Appleton, Wisconsin, which employs nearly 800 hardworking men and women. Recently, a group of well-intentioned people have written their own narrative about the university’s relationship with the JanSport® brand and its parent company, VF Corporation. The topic: apparel rmg222production in Bangladesh. This portrayal, however, is unfortunately based on misleading st...

Trade associations call for Bangladesh donation

Ahead of the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse next month, the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and Social Accountability International (SAI) have called on Bangladeshi public and private partners to contribute to the Rana Plaza Arrangement, aiming to fill the existing funding gap. RMG Rana Plaza“We commend those companies sourcing from Rana Plaza that have already contributed to the Trust Fund. However, we urgently call on those brands and retailers sourcing fr...

‘German clothing brands should increase transparency’

Human Rights Watch has asked German clothing brands to promote workers’ rights in their global operations by publicly disclosing the factories producing their products. ranaplazaThe New York-based HRW, in a report, said the lack of transparency was evident following the collapse on April 24, 2013, of the Rana Plaza complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which housed a number of garment factories, killing more than 1,100 workers and injuring thousands more. The rights group mentioned that supply chain transparency through public disclosure would de...

Textile manufacturing deciding factor in unrest BD

Widespread violence across Bangladesh will soon enter its third month, extending a stranglehold on the economy that has cost the country billions. The world’s second-largest ready-made garments exporter, Bangladesh began the year courting investment to diversify its manufacturing base, currently focused on textiles, to include low-end electronics and automobile assembly. But opposition political forces led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party began an extended campaign of social unrest following the anniversary of last year’s disputed Jan. 5 elections. The unrest jeopardizes the growth the national economy and textile industry have experienced in recent years.

Worker-owned factory in Savar razed in fire

A devastating fire has gutted jute bag manufacturing factory Oporajeo, which was founded in 2013 in Savar with the injured workers of Rana Plaza. fire1The factory was founded under a trust on June 24, 2013 with six plain sewing machines and seven workers. Here the workers, mostly women, were labelled as owners. They were given congenial working environment, profit share, free lunch, medical assistance and educational support for their children. The factory having 50 workers used to manufacture different jute bags for local and international clients with...

Protesters at Children’s Place HQ in Secaucus arrested

More than two dozen protesters were arrested Thursday at the Secaucus offices of clothing retailer The Children’s Place Inc. and were charged with trespassing after staging a demonstration on behalf of the victims of a factory collapse in Bangladesh two years ago. [caption id="attachment_13862" align="alignleft" width="300"]protesters at New Jersey Protesters rallied and entered The Children's Place headquarters in Secaucus. Secaucus and Hudson County Police were called to the scene and made arrests. -Tariq zehawi/staff ...
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