Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Speakers at a workshop highlighted that the buyers of different brands from the European Union (EU) will be required to pay fair prices to source countries under the new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and other related national and international laws.

They made the remarks at the two-day workshop on "Human Rights and EU Due Diligence in the Garment Sector," which concluded on Sunday at a hotel in Dhaka. The event was jointly organized by the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) and the Netherlands-based international labor organization Mondiaal FNV.

Speakers at the event opined that while brands often exert excessive control over Bangladeshi suppliers-even scrutinizing minor details l...