ETI is part of a collaborative initiative introducing Social Dialogue (SD) programmes that empower low-income workers to engage with workplace-based solutions in the vast global supply chain of the readymade garment (RMG) sector. These interventions aim to improve dialogue between workers and management and build workers’ capacity to represent their needs and access their rights. In Bangladesh, the RMG sector employs around 4.5 million people, 60% of them are female. The sector’s growth has created a platform for 3.6 million women to engage in a new productive role in society, empowering low-income households to take home an additional
wage. The sector earns more than 10% of GDP and shares 84% of foreign exchange earnings.1 Given its size and prominence, the promotion of healthy industrial relationship is crucial to ensuring respect for workers’ rights and sustainable growth of the sector.
