BGMEA news and archive

Clean Clothes Campaign condemns BGMEA’s minimum wage proposal

On July 16, 2018, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) submitted a proposal for the workers’ minimum wage to be set at 6,360 taka (about 75 dollars), which the Clean Clothes Campaign has criticized saying, not only does this amount not meet any living wage standard for Bangladesh, it also does not remedy...

Business

Bangladesh blacklists Seduka

It's hard to imagine one of the world's largest retail exporters blacklisting any company in the United States, but nothing is outside of the realm of possibility. Seduka Jeans Inc. has been blacklisted by the Bangladesh Garment and Manufacturers Association, Bangladesh being the world's second largest retail exporter. The decision was made...

Fashion Featured

Dhaka’s garment workers get new city mayor from own trade

The residents of the Dhaka North City Corporation, a significant number of whom are garment worker, have elected a mayor who is a past president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). Both the garment factory workers and owners had joined hands to get ‘their own man’ elected as head of the city council, who...

Fashion

BGMEA takes action against Bangladesh factories

In the aftermath of the Bangladesh clothing factory that collapsed in April, it took several months for leading global brands like Gap and Walmart to agree on an initiative to ensure security and safety for the thousands of workers. Since then, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) promised to ensure these safety...