Bangladesh: Garment factory with over 1000 workers closes due to lack of orders
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Date Reported: 7 Jun 2023
Location: Bangladesh
Companies
Designtex Fashion Limited Garments - Supplier , El Corte Inglés - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1000
Workers: ( 1000 - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Purchasing practices: Order volume , Impacts on LivelihoodsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Designtex Fashion Ltd Garment allegedly supplies to El Corte Ingles; El Corte Ingles provided a response to a request for comment from the Resource Centre, stating it had been sourcing from the factory until its closure.
Source type: News outlet
"Export-oriented garment factory closed due to lack of orders in Ashulia", 7 June 2023
Another export-oriented garment factory in Savar's Ashulia was closed due to lack of work orders. More than 1,000 workers have become unemployed as the factory has been closed for an indefinite period.
As the factory is closed before the upcoming Eid al-Adha, there is uncertainty about where the workers will find new work.
A worker named Jasim said that more than 1000 male and female workers were working at Designtex Fashion Limited Garments in Jirabo area of Ashulia.
As there was no work order in the factory, the authorities hung a notice on the gate of the factory declaring the closure of the workers for an indefinite period without paying the current month's salary. The workers returned home after seeing the notice of closure for an indefinite period.
[Translation via Google Translate]