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New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

ABERDEEN, Jan 12 ― Major international fashion brands are operating unfairly toward Bangladesh clothing suppliers, with some allegedly paying for items below the cost of...

Major international fashion brands are operating unfairly toward Bangladesh clothing suppliers during the Covid-19 pandemic, with some allegedly paying for items below the cost of production, according to a new study published.

Major international fashion brands are operating unfairly toward Bangladesh clothing suppliers, with some allegedly paying for items below the cost of production, according to a study published yesterday.

During the pandemic, Lidl, Zara's owners Inditex, H&M, and Next are alleged to have paid Bangladeshi apparel suppliers less than production costs, making it difficult for factories to meet the nation's minimum wage requirements. In a survey of 1,000 clothing manufacturers throughout the nation, 19% of Lidl suppliers, 11% of Inditex, 9% of H&M, and 8% of Next stated that they supplied clothing to UK stores, as reported by the Guardian. 

Major international fashion brands are operating unfairly toward Bangladesh clothing suppliers, with some allegedly paying for items below the cost of production, according to a study published Wednesday. The study's compilers, Aberdeen University and the advocacy group Transform Trade, surveyed 1,000 Bangladeshi factories making garments for global brands and retailers during

Study of 1,000 clothing factories found some fashion firms ‘engaged in unfair practices’, including H&M, Lidl and GAP.

LONDON: Lidl, Zara’s parent company Inditex, H&M, and Next are claimed to have paid clothing suppliers in Bangladesh during the pandemic less than the cost of production, according to a report by the University of Aberdeen and UK-based fair trade campaign group Transform Trade. Of the 1,000 factories in Bangladesh producing garments for the retailers, 19 percent of Lidl’s

Survey of 1,000 factories for campaign group claims many cut rates in pandemic and have not increased them since

London: Major international fashion brands are operating unfairly toward Bangladesh clothing suppliers, with some allegedly paying for items below the...