Garment Industry

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Dejected garment workers stand with their belongings outside a closed Bangladesh factory, symbolizing job losses and economic hardship.

Bangladesh garment factory closures displace thousands of workers

Between August 2024 and June of this year, 457 garment factories across Bangladesh's seven major industrial zones permanently closed, leaving thousands jobless.

Sofia Rios·June 27, 2026

Dejected garment workers leaving a large, empty factory in Bangladesh, symbolizing job losses due to falling international orders.

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Bangladesh garment factories lay off 7,784 workers amid falling orders

In the five months leading up to May 31, 79 garment factories in Bangladesh laid off 7,784 workers.

Anjali Sharma·June 13, 2026

Exhausted garment workers in Bangladesh silhouetted against factory lights, with meager possessions in the foreground, symbolizing the struggle for fair wages.

The Wardrobe Edit

Bangladesh garment workers struggle with low wages

In Bangladesh, the world's second-largest garment exporter, a worker making a $2-$3 cotton T-shirt for the EU earns a minimum monthly wage of just $113.

Sofia Rios·May 22, 2026