Zara did not respond to NPR’s requests for comment on this story. Ayesha Begum, in the foreground, is a garment worker in ...

Local and global investors in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector saw strong prospects for growth and improvement in denim ...

Bangladesh remains the top choice for global apparel buyers, especially for denim, where its high-quality products and competitive pricing ...

The demand outlook for locally made denim garments is gradually improving as Western economies rebound, local and foreign ...

Western brands are paying less for clothes manufactured in Bangladesh. Workers hope recent political changes in the country will lead to improvements in their conditions.

Already, dozens of factories in Ashulia, Gazipur, Savar and others have suspended operations over the past week as tensions ...

Global buyers and stakeholders in the denim industry say they are confident in Bangladesh's denim industry, despite ongoing ...

The International Accord was first launched after the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh and was designed to protect workers from unsafe conditions. It has since expanded into Pakistan.

Shopping for jeans can be a real guessing game. When I’m on the hunt at a store and heading to the dressing room, I usually take a pair in the size I think I am, one in the next size down ...

Ayesha Begum, in the foreground, is a garment worker in Bangladesh. She sews pockets on about 90 pairs of jeans an hour. The jeans will sell for about $50 each. She earns $134 a month. Bangladesh ...