Bangladesh garment industry

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bangladesh_garment_industry

GPTKB entity

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:industry
gptkbp:annualExportValue	over $40 billion (2022)
gptkbp:challenge	environmental concerns labor rights child labor low wages worker safety
gptkbp:contributesToExports	over 80%
gptkbp:employs	over 4 million people
gptkbp:founded	late 1970s
gptkbp:GDP	over 10%
gptkbp:growthPeriod	1980s-present
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bangladesh garment industry
gptkbp:internationalInitiatives	gptkb:Alliance_for_Bangladesh_Worker_Safety gptkb:Accord_on_Fire_and_Building_Safety_in_Bangladesh
gptkbp:largestExportEarner	yes
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:mainBuyers	gptkb:Inditex gptkb:H&M gptkb:Marks_&_Spencer gptkb:Primark gptkb:Walmart gptkb:C&A gptkb:Gap_Inc. gptkb:Lidl gptkb:Uniqlo gptkb:Tesco
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Chittagong gptkb:Dhaka gptkb:Narayanganj
gptkbp:majorEmployersOfWomen	yes
gptkbp:majorExportSectorOf	gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:market	gptkb:Canada gptkb:European_Union gptkb:Japan gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:minimumWage	increased periodically
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Rana_Plaza_collapse gptkb:Tazreen_Fashions_fire
gptkbp:notableProduct	gptkb:DBL_Group gptkb:Tusuka_Group gptkb:Standard_Group gptkb:Ananta_Group gptkb:Beximco gptkb:Bitopi_Group gptkb:Denimach_Ltd. gptkb:Desh_Garments gptkb:Echotex gptkb:Energypac_Fashions gptkb:Envoy_Group gptkb:Epyllion_Group gptkb:Fakir_Apparels gptkb:Givensee_Group gptkb:Ha-Meem_Group gptkb:Hop_Lun gptkb:Interstoff_Apparels gptkb:Libas_Textiles gptkb:Mohammadi_Group gptkb:Noman_Group gptkb:Opex_Group gptkb:Pacific_Jeans gptkb:Partex_Group gptkb:Pioneer_Denim gptkb:Plummy_Fashions gptkb:Shasha_Denims gptkb:Snowtex gptkb:Sparrow_Group gptkb:Square_Fashions gptkb:Viyellatex_Group gptkb:Youngone_Corporation
gptkbp:product	ready-made garments knitwear woven garments
gptkbp:regulatoryBodies	gptkb:Bangladesh_Garment_Manufacturers_and_Exporters_Association gptkb:Bangladesh_Knitwear_Manufacturers_and_Exporters_Association
gptkbp:secondLargestApparelExporter	worldwide
gptkbp:unionizationRate	low
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dhaka_garment_factory_collapse_(2013)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6