It is so new parts of it are still being built by laborers who carry bricks and cement in baskets on their heads. Wages in Bangladesh are low, around half those paid in China, giving the country a competitive edge. "Everybody dreams, you know, so we are also dreaming," said the owner as he walks around his new production lines. When the factory is up to full speed it will be making 1.5m shirts a month. "It could be good, I think. A lot of customers are positioning themselves in Bangladesh, like Tesco, like Carrefour, like H&M. So all the indications are that this will be the greatest opportunity for Bangladesh." But for garment workers like Shanaz Parvin Rekha this is a period of uncertainty. She's still looking for a new job. And it will be some time A laborer on the Evince Textiles before it becomes clear whether Bangladesh will be a site at Gazipur winner or a loser in the new global free market for garments. Developing countries around the world face upheaval after the quota system governing the garment industry was finally phased out at the end of last year. For Bangladesh the stakes are especially high - it relies on garments for more than three-quarters of its exports. About 1.8m people, most of them women, work in garment factories. As many as 15 million more in support industries depend on the trade for their survival. Around the world the big and the efficient see the change as an opportunity.
Exploitation of Workers: Unions say garment workers are angry over low pay and long hours. Wages in Bangladesh's garment factories can be as little as $20 a month. Thanks to poor working conditions, employer-worker clashes have been recurring in the textile industry. Workers often take to the streets with complaints of poor pay and working conditions.
Impact of globalization on RMG Sector The possible impact of globalization on employment and quality of jobs in the RMG industry will depend on Bangladesh’s ability to withstand a more competitive global33 environment. It is arguable that this competitiveness on the other hand will depend amongst other things