26 Aug 2025
Bangladesh: Over 30 garment factories shut, leaving hundreds of workers unemployed
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Aug 2025
Location: Bangladesh
Companies
Mercury Knit Wear Private - SupplierAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Impacts on Livelihoods , Purchasing practices: Order volume , Purchasing practices: PricesResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Aug 2025
Location: Bangladesh
Companies
Bay Creation - Supplier , Fruit of the Loom - Former buyerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Impacts on Livelihoods , Purchasing practices: Prices , Purchasing practices: Order volumeResponse
Response sought: Yes
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Aug 2025
Location: Bangladesh
Companies
Conway Knit Wear - SupplierAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Purchasing practices: Order volume , Purchasing practices: Prices , Impacts on LivelihoodsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Aug 2025
Location: Bangladesh
Companies
Avanti Color Textile - SupplierAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Purchasing practices: Order volume , Purchasing practices: Prices , Impacts on LivelihoodsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Aug 2025
Location: Bangladesh
Companies
Fatullah Fabrics - SupplierAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Purchasing practices: Order volume , Purchasing practices: Prices , Impacts on LivelihoodsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Aug 2025
Location: Bangladesh
Companies
Disney Sweater - Supplier , Next - Former buyer , Lojas Renner SA - Former buyer , Debenhams Group (formerly Boohoo Group) - Former buyerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Purchasing practices: Order volume , Purchasing practices: Prices , Impacts on LivelihoodsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Aug 2025
Location: Bangladesh
Companies
AST Garments - SupplierAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Clothing & textile , Gender not reported )Issues
Purchasing practices: Order volume , Purchasing practices: Prices , Impacts on LivelihoodsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
"Factory closures in Narayanganj push hundreds into joblessness", 26 August 2025
More than 30 garment factories in Narayanganj have shut down over the past year, leaving hundreds of workers unemployed and many of them turning to criminal activities for survival...
...at least 30 have closed in the past year, including 10 major export-oriented units such as AST Garments Limited, Disney Sweater Limited, Fatullah Fabrics Limited, Master Textiles Limited, Avanti Color Textile Limited, Conway Knit Wear Limited, Bay Creation Limited, Mercury Knit Wear Private Limited, Knit Garden Private Limited, and La Maison Kachur Limited.
The closure of these 10 factories alone has rendered 5,297 workers jobless, while the shutdown of smaller ready-made garment factories and dyeing plants has pushed the actual number of unemployed workers even higher...
Narayanganj District Industrial Police Superintendent Salim Badsha attributed the closures primarily to an order crisis, particularly among smaller factories dependent on sub-orders.
Narayanganj Garment Workers Front President Salim Mahmud said many owners fled after 5 August, leaving factories unable to pay wages and allowances. “Thousands of workers have lost jobs as businessmen abandoned their factories amid the crisis,” he said...
...Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) President Mohammad Hatem blamed the closures on Bangladesh Bank’s flawed policies, unethical buying practices of some international brands, and persistent gas shortages. “Some buyers refuse to pay full prices, forcing factories into short sales. If a shipment worth $550,000 is reduced to $250,000, it becomes impossible to survive,” he explained...