It is the biggest contributor to the country's foreign exchange- around 76 percent- and employs around 2.2 million people, 80 percent of them women. The export figure of Ready Made Garments (RMG) reached US$ 9.2 billion in 2007 and there are predictions of it rising to US$ 12 billion or more in the next two years.
The report talks about the how the working conditions got better and safety regulations are now place. Of course it is a continuous process and we expect the same standard evenly spread across the industry.
It makes us proud to buy a cloth and later find it labeled as 'Made in Bangladesh' be it in Europe or in America.
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