European Union - EU and Germany to provide grant to Bangladesh's leather workers
European Union - EU and Germany to provide grant to Bangladesh’s leather workers 15 December 2020 The European Union and Germany are joining forces with the Government of Bangladesh and will provide €113 million to safeguard the livelihoods of vulnerable workers in the garment and leather export-oriented industries. The European Commission said that, due to the unprecedented socio-economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, these workers are at heightened risk of being pushed into poverty. This financial support, part of Team Europe's response to the Covid-19 crisis, aims ...