, Sept. 17 -- Nine young women who once toiled on garment production lines are now pursuing higher education, swapping sewing machines and fabric samples for lecture halls and textbooks as they reshape their futures through learning.

They all are now attending classes at the Asian University for Women (AUW) in Chattogram, said a media release on Wednesday.

This is the remarkable reality made possible by collaboration between Team Group and Inditex.

Nishat Anjum Nijhum was junior quality inspector, Sumaiya Akter was junior quality inspector, Sumaiya Misu was junior operator, Mousume Akter was junior operator, Nipa Moni Akter was junior needle issue girl and Mumtarin Ferdous was employed as peon at 4A Yarn Dyeing Ltd, a concern of Team G...