Bangladesh, Oct. 27 -- Garment industry stakeholders, including workers, owners and global brand representatives, have called for the immediate adoption of a national heat stress framework to protect apparel workers and safeguard productivity as climate change widens severe heat conditions in Bangladesh.

The call came at a discussion held on Tuesday in a city hotel following the launch of a new report titled 'Six Seasons, Four Summers'.

The report reveals that garment workers in Bangladesh now endure a heat stress season spanning seven months-running continuously from early April to late October.

Unlike previous estimates relying on outdoor temperatures, researchers placed 28 climate sensors inside eight Dhaka-based apparel factories ...