Tannery

File Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Bangladesh

Minimum wage: Tannery workers demand immediate implementation, owners say 'impossible'  

Workers vowed to continue their protests until their demands are met, warning of tougher action if the authorities fail to implement the new wage scale

Tannery workers protest at tannery industrial estate in Savar on 28 January 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Savar tannery workers demand implementation of minimum wage

A workshop was held after inspecting the tannery industrial area at Hemayetpur in Savar on 24 Nov. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Tannery sector must be revived: Labour secy

Ferdaus Ara Begum. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Proper management of tannery solid waste can benefit the SME sector

Participants at the 9th SME Development Working Committee meeting jointly organised by the Ministry of Industries and BUILD on 23 October in Dhaka. Photo: Courtesy
Events

Tannery solid waste management and by-products can create employment for SMEs: Experts

Ctg traders struggle with unsold rawhides and low offers
Economy

Ctg traders struggle with unsold rawhides and low offers

In 2022, sculptor Tejosh Halder has set up his studio in Hazaribagh. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

Once a tannery hub, Hazaribagh is becoming Dhaka's new art neighbourhood

The leather industry cannot spread its wings due to compliance issues. Photo: TBS
Industry

Tannery workers demand Tk25,000 minimum wage

CPD Research Director Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem at a press briefing organised to present the key findings of a study titled “Minimum Wage for the Bangladeshi Tannery Industry in 2024: An Empirical Analysis” on Saturday, 4 May. Photo: TBS
Industry

CPD proposes Tk22,776 minimum wage for tannery workers

The leather industry cannot spread its wings due to compliance issues. Photo: TBS
Industry

Tannery traders to get short-term environment certificate: Salman

A file photo of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury. Photo: Collected
Environment

Environmental clearance revocation for illegal Savar tanneries after Eid-ul-Fitr: Saber

Why Bangladesh continues leather import despite having abundance of it
Industry

Why Bangladesh continues leather import despite having abundance of it

The leather industry cannot spread its wings due to compliance issues. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Behind Bangladesh leather industry’s 'LWG certification gap'