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Walt Disney to reinstate production of branded merchandise in Bdesh IANS 5 hours ago IANS © IANS Walt Disney to reinstate its branded merchandise in B’desh after 8yrs- BGMEA hope to catch orders of more than $500 ml Dhaka, July 3 (IANS) The Walt Disney Company has decided to reinstate its production of branded merchandise in Bangladesh after more than eight years of pulling out of factories in the country, said apparel industry leaders. Welcoming the decision, th...

Better Work programmes in key garment producing countries have adapted their training and outreach in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

Happy Pride Month! We’re celebrating with Pride Month quotes from our favorite Hollywood movies and TV shows that amplify the stories of the LGBTQIA community.

The Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) Programme, a collaboration between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), aims to improve the lives of workers, their families, and their communities while also increasing the competitiveness of Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry. Better Work Bangladesh was established in 2014 with a single goal in mind…

With many people working from home and social distancing protocols, getting the team together for a bowling or social night out has become a thing of the past. Despite the pandemic, there are many ways to get your employees involved, such as taking part in local events like Windsor Corporate Challenge or organizing a virtual event. There are many long-term benefits of continued employee engagement during the pandemic: Put the Team Back Together Again: Many employees can start to feel isolated ...

Lip Singing for Your Life by Jerry Nunn

Lizzo and Symone shared a hug after meeting at the singers birthday celebrations. (Twitter) RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Symone turned up to surprise Lizzo for her birthday, and the video evidence is a joy to behold. Symone – who was crowned winner on the 13th season of the show last week – made a special appearance at the “Juice” singer’s birthday celebrations on Tuesday (27 April), and they instantly hit it off. Both Lizzo and Symone shared the incredible moment the two divas collid...

Clothing brands still see Bangladesh as a major supplier Says CPD-IPS study China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam are major players in the global supply chain of the apparel business. Photo: Star/file Star Business Report Star Business Report Despite the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, international clothing brands are confident that Bangladesh will remain a major source of apparels in the coming months, according to a new study. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a th...

shutterstock When you work with large-scale data, it’s important to “…know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em…”.  Most modern businesses rely on large-scale data, so it’s natural to focus on the best ways to quickly ingest and store huge amounts of data. But people often overlook how to delete data in very large-scale systems. It may sound simple, but it becomes a non-trivial task when data sets are in the tens of terabytes to petabyte or even exabyte scale...

Social compliance: “When workers are more comfortable, it makes them more productive” By Simone Preuss 1 Apr 2021 Professor Drusilla Brown has led a research team at Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA in the past 20 year that conducts randomized controlled field experiments on various interventions. They are designed to improve conditions of work in global supply chains, particularly in industries such as garment manufacturing dominated by women. Tufts’ Labor Lab’s work ranges fro...