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Related Keywords: Bangladesh Accord, concern in Bangladesh garment industry, extending an agreement, four million apparel workers, global brand, into national regulations, labour union, legally binding, low wage, poor working conditions, promising more stringent safety checks, protect garment workers, trade union

Poor working conditions and low wages have long been a concern in Bangladesh’s garment industry, to protect garment workers Bangladesh will be extending an agreement into national regulations, promising more stringent safety checks for its 4 million apparel workers, a labour union said.

The Bangladesh accord runs to May 2018, but the government has agreed for it to continue beyond that date until a national regulatory body is ready to take over monitoring, a trade union said Tuesday.

Related Keywords: apparel industry, Arvind, cotton producer, global brand, Indian Textile, Raymonds, textile manufacturer, Vardhman

Indian textile and apparel industry is known across the globe as it happens to be among the biggest cotton producer in the world, is one of the largest textile manufacturer with companies like Arvind, Vardhman, Raymonds, Bombay Rayon producing and supplying world class fabrics to most major global brands such as Diesel, H&M, Zara, M&S among others. It also has some of the biggest garment manufacturers such as Shahi, Eastman, Pratibha supplying to top global brands. But despite this, garment manufacturers fail to create a global brand.