Dossier
garment industry
Coverage of garment industry in the Nexus archive.
- The people sewing your clothes can’t see the stitches clearly — a $10 pair of glasses could unlock $27 billion in gains
Providing reading glasses to Bangladeshi garment workers has improved productivity and reduced errors, with VisionSpring estimating $27 billion in potential annual gains for the global textile industry. Workers like Ruma Aktar report faster needle threading and fewer mistakes, while companies like Masco Group view vision correction as an investment in productivity and safety.