Authorities must create an environment where women feel safe, can report abuse

Bangladesh's manufacturing sector has grown steadily as the country has industrialised. Manufacturing now accounts for 30 percent of GDP, nearly double the share of agriculture.

Bangladesh can create millions of jobs for garment workers through improving the productivity and social and environmental compliance, according to a new study by the World Bank (WB).

A sector as large and as booming as RMG, with the majority of its 4.2 million workers being young women between 18 and 35...