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A recent report by ITC titled The Garment Costing Guide for small firms in value chains confirms Bangladesh lagging behind its competitors in terms of price points.

The Sustainable Apparel Forum (SAF) centre around establishing Bangladesh as the world’s most responsible apparel sourcing destination. 

The 3rd edition of the Sustainable Apparel Forum (SAF) is all set to convene next month with an aim to accelerate the momentum of sustainability in Bangladesh apparel industry. Organised by Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) in partnership with Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), the conference will see policymakers, industry leaders,

BGMEA today has around 4,500 member factories. The association takes care of an industry that is at the backbone of Bangladesh’s economy. In a conversation with Shilpi Panjabi, president Faruque Hassan speaks at length on all aspects of the apparel industry in Bangladesh.

On this episode of Take Note, Penn State professor and workers' rights activist, Mark Anner discusses his history in working towards garment industry workers' rights and the changes seen during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Event brings together students, alumni to discuss workers’ rights The School of Labor and Employment Relations welcomed back two alumni of the Labor and Global Workers’ Rights program Bashiratu Kamal (bottom right) and Jafar Iqbal (top left) as keynote speakers for the school’s annual Alumni/Student Forum. Also pictured are Mark Anner, LGWR founding director (top right), and Manuel Rosaldo, LGWR faculty and event facilitator (bottom left). Image: Penn State Event brings together students...

April 12, 2021 The ILR Review will publish a special issue focusing on new theories in employment relations. ILR Dean Alexander Colvin, Ph.D. 99, Associate Professor Virginia Doellgast and the Wharton School’s Matthew Bidwell are guest editors for the issue, as well as co-authors of a comprehensive introductory piece. The issue features eight empirical articles, a commentary section of essays by invited scholars and one book review symposium, which has invited essays focused on the same rece...

Alta Gracia, a US-owned garment factory produces sportswear for 600 US colleges with the ‘living wage’ and values of ‘dignity and respect’ at its core. Photograph: Milli Legrain When Alta Gracia launched in 2010 it was hailed as an experiment to show the world that garment factory workers in the developing world could aspire to a living wage and that their labor rights could be respected. But in order to survive the company, which sell...

March 6, 2021 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, Penn State University will host its 11th annual TEDxPSU event, a virtual conference for students, faculty, and the community. This year, our conference theme “Time To Pause” reminds us to pause our bustling lives and reflect on new ideas, encourage new perspectives, and take a moment to appreciate the little things in life. With the pause of life that COVID-19 has brought, this theme feels more fitting than ever, and there’s never been a better time t...