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9. Demoralizing Impacts of the COVID-19 on the Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment (RMG) Supply Chain

verfasst von : Shahidur Rahman

Erschienen in: The Political Economy of Post-COVID Life and Work in the Global South: Pandemic and Precarity

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

It took some time for the Bangladesh garments industry to recover after the Rana Plaza tragedy, a wake-up call for the industry. Since then, more than a hundred programs have been introduced by varied stakeholders. As a result of these initiatives, Bangladesh was on target to achieve the $50 billion export earnings by 2021. However, the future of the industry has been threatened by Covid-19. Based on secondary sources such as local and international news as well as research reports of different research institutions, this chapter focuses on the impact of coronavirus on the Bangladesh garments industry. The chapter will shed light on the consequences of this pandemic on the suppliers and Bangladeshi workers. It will also shed light on the role of buyers and the government of Bangladesh in encouraging or discouraging the effects of the pandemic, and the perspectives of local trade unions. The chapter concludes that the workers are the most vulnerable in the global supply chain and the buyers have failed to maintain Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It also explores the bleak future of the Bangladeshi suppliers and factories in mitigating the impact of the coronavirus on the industry.

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Titel: Demoralizing Impacts of the COVID-19 on the Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment (RMG) Supply Chain
verfasst von: Shahidur Rahman
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: The Political Economy of Post-COVID Life and Work in the Global South: Pandemic and Precarity
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-93227-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-93228-2

Copyright-Jahr: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93228-2_9

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