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Global Fashion Summit: STTI Calls for Responsible Purchasing Practices and Global Standardisation on Due Diligence

STTI spokesperson and Vice President BGMEA Miran Ali called for a globally standardised approach to due diligence at the prestigious Global Fashion Summit last week. Mr Ali was speaking at a panel focusing on the upcoming due diligence legislation, led by OECD due diligence head Tyler Gillard, alongside Maxine Bedat, founder and director of New...

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Bangladesh: "Our garment industry is one of the safest in the world today"

Faruque Hassan is the new president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers Association (BGMEA). The country has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, and with the looming expiration of the Bangladesh Accord, a new tug-of-war has begun between brands, factories, unions and NGOs over responsibilities and accountability for the health and safety...

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BGMEA admits EWM outstanding supplier debt figures were incorrect

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has reportedly admitted that media figures claiming Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM) still owed 26.7 million pounds to Bangladesh suppliers were incorrect. Earlier this week, EWM Group chairman John Herring wrote to BGMEA president Rubana Huq urging the organisation to “...

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Edinburgh Woollen Mill mulls legal action against BGMEA

Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM) has said it is mulling legal action against the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) over “baseless claims” which risk “putting the company at jeopardy”. The company, which owns brands Bonmarché, Peacocks and Jaeger, said claims in the media that it still owes 26.7 million pounds...

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Edinburgh Woollen Mill hits back at BGMEA's blacklist threat

Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWM) has responded to a threat by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to blacklist the company over its supplier negotiations. In a letter sent last week by BGMEA to EMW, the association said that EMW should stop seeking discounts with suppliers and must pay due payments by 29 May...

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The unseen victims of fashion's multi-billion dollar order cancellations

As stores close worldwide in a bid to curb the growth of the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for clothing has inevitably plummeted, resulting in scores of fashion brands cancelling huge orders of clothing, many of which have already been produced by suppliers. According to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), 1.4...

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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...

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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...

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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...