Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- Quality Inspection Management (QIMA), a leading supply chain compliance solutions provider, has disclosed a troubling rise in labour rights violations in Bangladesh's ready-made garment factories.

Critical issues related to working hours and wages nearly doubled in 2024 than in 2023, reads a QIMA report styled 'Q1 2025 Barometer: Global Supply Chains Prepare for Uncertainty as New Trade Wars Loom' published on Friday.

It found critical violations related to working hours and wages in one-third of Bangladeshi factories inspected in 2024-significantly higher than both the previous year and the region's 2024 average of 26 per cent.

Despite a challenging year marked by protests, factory closures and extreme weather, Bangl...