COVID-19: Impact on ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh

2020-09-06T21:18:53+06:00July 25th, 2020|

The socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on Bangladesh – and many other countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia – has been severe, mostly due to the large proportion of low-wage workers. The situation is likely to worsen unless there is renewed focus on investing in policies, practices and programmes that support workers and their families while also promoting more resilient business models.

Urgent action needed to safeguard futures of 600 million South Asian children threatened by COVID-19Urgent action needed to safeguard futures of 600 million South Asian children threatened by COVID-19

2020-08-23T00:29:15+06:00June 23rd, 2020|

The COVID-19 pandemic is unravelling decades of health, education and other advances for children across South Asia, and governments must take urgent action to prevent millions of families from slipping back into poverty, UNICEF said in a new report released today.

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