End of MFA quotas : Key issues and strategic options for Bangladesh readymade garment industry

摘要: It was the Multi Fiber Arrangement (MFA) in global textile and clothing trade that opened doors for Bangladesh creating a golden opportunity exploiting its comparative advantage labor-intensive garment industry. is now recognized name on globe as major exporter of garments. The readymade industry has become lifeline economy. source strength - way could be cause vulnerability. Too much nation's fortune riding this one sector. With two million workforce it employs directly, another linkage industries, supports livelihood some 10 Bangladeshis who have been lifted out poverty. fact most workers are females itself brought revolution sorts acceptability women work place; bringing respectability to these their homes rural settings they come from. And yet not over. This report about ensuring competitiveness premier post-MFA environment. provides an analytical perspective better understanding key issues facing sector, identifies certain man-made constraints undermine competitiveness, offers set strategic options order meet challenge competition while seizing opportunities markets.