A simple pair of glasses is helping productivity gains in some Bangladesh garment factories
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-07-17 15:06 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, China, Financial Markets, World News, Asia Pacific
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In Bangladesh, home to the world’s second-largest garment industry after China, some factory owners are working on supplying more glasses to workers to boost productivity. The country’s garment sector contributes about 11% of gross domestic product and employs around 4 million workers. VisionSpring, a global non-profit social enterprise supplying affordable glasses to people in poorer countries, estimates that roughly one in three Bangladeshi garment workers need glasses but do not have them.
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