A five-year initiative called Mapped in Bangladesh (MiB), which has recently compiled and mapped export-oriented apparel factory data using the factory census approach, has found the number of people employed in the factories is far less than the claims.
According to media reports, contrary to the claims of around 4 million individuals being employed in the sector, the MiB, which has mapped around 3,723 apparel manufacturing units in Bangladesh by the middle of March, has reportedly found the country’s export-oriented RMG facilities employ 2,77,8677 individuals.
The MiB project, in which the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) are the strategic partners, is being implemented by Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) of the BRAC University (BracU), coordinated by BRAC and funded by the Netherlands Government and Laudes Foundation.
