Germany and the EU - which provided emergency aid to garment workers in Myanmar earlier this year - together pledged 113 million euros to the Bangladeshi scheme. EU’s incentives for jobless Bangladesh clothing factory workers ‘stuck’ in indecisionCancelled clothing orders have caused wage losses of up to $5.8 billion among garment workers worldwide, according to pressure group Clean Clothes Campaign. The country's largest trade body for garment owners in August said at least 70,000 garment workers had lost their jobs, but unions think the true figure is likely far higher. A government official said the social protection programme would likely be maintained when the EU funding runs out. We need a proper system to support workers," said activist Kalpona Akter, welcoming the EU funding but urging the programme to prioritise workers at small factories.

Source: bd News24 December 10, 2020 14:48 UTC