1-8 Months, Bangladesh Exported 17 Billion 910 Million US Dollars For Textile And Clothing.

According to Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau statistics, Bangladesh exports in 1-8 2013. Spin clothing The total product amounted to US $17 billion 910 million, an increase of 14.1% over the same period last year.

In terms of product categories, Bangladesh's textile and apparel exports are mainly garments, accounting for 87% of its total exports. Among them, the export of knitted garments was 7 billion 600 million US dollars, an increase of 17.1%, and the export of woven garments was 8 billion 120 million US dollars, an increase of 17.6%. In addition, other main export products were jute products and home visiting products, with export volume of 660 million and 530 million US dollars respectively, jute products increased by 2% and home visiting products decreased by 20%.

In recent years, Bangladesh has become the world's second largest textile product after China. Clothing export Country. This year, Bangladesh's textile and clothing exports increased significantly, indicating that the overall situation of its exports has not been affected by the recent number of garment factory fires. Three fires in Bangladesh in November and April and October this year resulted in more than 1000 deaths. According to the national public radio, the European and American brands continue to increase the number of clothing imported from Bangladesh because of the low labor cost and relatively relaxed control in Bangladesh. But European and American brands are expanding their import and export of textiles and clothing from Bangladesh, and have adopted a series of measures to enhance local factory safety. Most European brands will focus on improving factory safety by improving plant fire safety and other safety measures. American brands including WAL-MART and GAP choose to increase the direct safety supervision of manufacturers by limiting the excessive rights of local trade unions.

　　 The People's Republic of Bangladesh Domestic opposition to its harsh working environment and low wage level is also growing. In September 25th, more than 200 thousand garment workers went to the streets to protest, demanding that the minimum wage of $38 a month should be raised to more than $100, while employers agreed only to raise 6 dollars at the current level.