The concept of sustainable development is becoming increasingly relevant in modern society. Brinkmann and Garren (2018) define sustainability as “meeting needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs,” (p. 54). It is based on three pillars of the environment, people, and profitability of an organization. An organization cannot achieve success if any of the three pillars is ignored. The case study The Garment Industry in Bangladesh: A Human Rights Challenge identifies sustainability issues that the garment industry in Bangladesh faces. It presents a case where one of the main pillars of sustainability (people) has been ignored by players in the industry. Human rights violation is rampant in this industry as employees are subjected to long hours of work without paying them for overtime. The case study shows that many workers in this industry have lost their lives while others have sustained varying degrees of injury because of the deliberate refusal of these companies to implement occupational safety requirements. Gender inequality is also emerging as a major issue in the industry. Men tend to earn higher salaries than women. The case also shows that the minimum wage given to these workers is barely able to meet their basic needs. Working conditions in these organization are pathetic as it emerges that the industry is not keen on protecting lives of workers. The Occupational Safety and Health Convention of 2006 was enacted to ensure that workers all over the world are protected in their respective places of work (Jensen, 2020). However, the government of Bangladesh has only ratified sections of this policy, which makes it easy for large corporations to ignore the need to protect employees. Today, the garment industry in Bangladesh is thriving, but there is a complete disregard to the safety of workers. The international community, including large retailers who rely on this industry, have made an effort to ensure that workers in the industry are protected and that they are remunerated appropriately. The problem is that most of these agreements are non-binding, which means that parties can easily ignore them without any consequences. These challenges are caused by many factors in the country, top of which is absolute poverty. Stanwick and Stanwick (2015) explain that the level of poverty in this country and limited employment opportunities leaves these employees with no option but to withstand the abuse. The stage of economic growth in this country makes it impossible to implement some of the policies commonly practiced in western economies. Corruption is another problem as those who are trusted to protect workers accept bribes and ignore most of these violations. Political agenda is another issue, especially when politicians have to rely on these companies to fund their campaigns. The UN Sustainable Development Goals of Reduced Inequality The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by UN member states as a way of encouraging the global society to take action that would end poverty, promote peace and prosperity, and protect the planet (Wright, 2019). Its main objectives include elimination of poverty and hunger, promoting good health and education for all, promoting gender i