New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Bangladesh is staring at unfinished labour reforms and if systemic change, especially higher minimum wage amid rising living costs and action on forced labour, is not achieved, the new government is likely to face major worker protests in the garment sector and beyond, a new report has warned.The government’s response will be crucial as to whether it prioritises low costs for brands or workers’ dignity, according to the report in WWD.com.There were fresh hopes for la…
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New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The US-Bangladesh trade deal “mirrors colonial economics much in the same way that the British exploited India during the pre-Independence era”, according to an article in the Bangladeshi media.The article in Dhaka’s The Daily Star points out that while the trade deal with the Trump administration allows Bangladesh’s garment exports to enter the US market at “zero duty”, it also makes it mandatory for Bangladesh to produce these goods with cotton and fibre imported fro…