/PRNewswire/ The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has awarded Subir Chowdhury the prestigious 2022 ASME Soichiro Honda Medal. The medal.
/PRNewswire/ The SAE International honored Subir Chowdhury with its prestigious SAE Arnold W. Siegel Humanitarian Award for his pioneering work in the field.
Many Bangladeshi factories supplying to international brands consolidated their businesses and some went under
The global pandemic meant the Bangladesh garment industry was hit by the closure of markets, suspended shipments, delayed payments and pay cuts, a new report has found, which offers recommendations for brands, unions and the government going forward. The Weakest Link in the Supply Chain – How the Pandemic is Affecting Bangladesh s Garment Workers , prepared by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies at the University of California Berkeley, claims Bangladeshi workers suffered an effective 35% pay cut during the lockdown month.
Bangladesh workers suffered what was in effect a 35% pay cut during last year s lockdown month
With Bangladesh s second lockdown currently underway, new research offers recommendations on how brands and supply chains should respond to ensure the well-being of workers in the country s garment industry.
The research by the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies, UC Berkeley in collaboration with the Institute for Human Rights and Business (with support from UNDP Bangladesh and the Government of Sweden) includes surveys with senior brand executives and apparel suppliers.
And the resulting report,
The Weakest Link in the Global Supply Chain: How the Pandemic is Affecting Bangladesh s Garment Workers, finds workers in bangladesh s garment industry are the most vulnerable to Covid-19 fallout
Pandemic ruins lives of helpless Bangladeshi garment workers
Catholic official accuses factory owners of using Covid-19 as an excuse to exploit workers and violate their rights
Workers sew clothes at a garment factory in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. A recent survey revealed that millions of garment workers have suffered job losses or pay cuts during the pandemic. (Photo: Stephan Uttom/UCA News)
Five years ago, Ripa Costa moved to Ashulia, an industrial hub about 20 kilometers from Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, with her husband and son to take a better-paying job in a garment factory.
The 32-year-old Catholic mother, who hails from Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Bonpara in Natore district, has been a garment worker since 2009. Her husband runs a tea stall to support the family.