Events

ETI Bangladesh held its quarterly Brand Members’ Forum meeting on October 11, 2023 with representatives from 15 brands. The discussions centred around driving collective actions and […]

Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Bangladesh and Fair Wear Foundation organized a webinar on promoting suppliers’ voices in purchasing practices and celebrating UN 16 Days of Activism […]

The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Bangladesh hosted two consultative workshops as part of a comprehensive research collaboration with BRAC University. These workshops held on 30 August […]

ETI Bangladesh, in a dedicated effort to improve the rights and well-being of workers, particularly women, in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry, organized two factory consultations on 22 and 24 August 2023.

The quarterly meeting of the ETI Bangladesh Brand Members’ Forum took place on August 7, 2023, in Dhaka. Eighteen representatives from sixteen well-known RMG brands attended this meeting to discuss collective approaches to improving industrial relations in the Bangladesh RMG industry.

Five RMG factories under the JETI Green Social Dialogue Programme celebrated the World Environment Day 2023. The celebration aimed to raise awareness of the importance of environmental conservation and foster a sense of responsibility among the RMG workforce towards the planet. ETI Bangladesh, in partnership with ETI Norway provided technical and advisory support to organize this event.

ETI organized a consultation event with the local representatives of brands on 31 May 2023 in Dhaka. 16 participants representing 13 brands participated in the event.

A working group comprising of different stakeholders has been formed aiming at incorporating stakeholders’ insights into the green social dialogue pilot programme. This collaboration among stakeholders is expected to contribute to strengthening the impact of the Green Social Dialogue programme and promote consolidated learning in the industry.

ETI and GIZ launched the study report on Declining Women Workers in the Bangladesh RMG Industry

A participatory review of ETI’s gender sensitive workplace programme experience was carried out jointly by participating factories, brands and ETI programme team in a consultation workshop, where they also determined potential future steps to sustain the practices and impacts

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence is an annual global campaign aiming at eliminating all forms of gender based violence. In Bangladesh RMG sector, where around 60% of the workforce is female, this campaign is of utmost importance. Like previous years,