澳大利亚买家被要求参观孟加拉国的服装工厂

 

Australian buyers urged to visit Bangladesh’s RMG units

The commerce minister of Bangladesh, Tofail Ahmed, has urged Australian buyers to visit readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh, BSS news agency reported.
Speaking at a joint forum in Melbourne, Australia, Ahmed said the Government of Bangladesh has taken all kinds of necessary measures to ensure work-friendly atmosphere at the RMG factories after the unexpected Rana Plaza tragedy.
The Rana Plaza tragedy occurred in April 2013, where an eight-story building, housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Bangladesh’s capital, killing more than 1,100 people, mostly garment workers.
The environment of RMG factories including issues such as building safety, fire safety, wages hike, and health safety of the labourers are being addressed, he added.
Ahmed hoped that the Government of Australia and Australian businessmen would realize the value of the RMG sector in Bangladesh.
The joint forum was organized by the School of Management of RMIT University, Centre for Sustainable Organization and Works, European Union Centre, Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra, and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
Two workshops were held in the opening session at the forum, where the facilities of investment in RMG industry, necessary cooperation, labour law, work environment, fire safety, labourer health, and work efficiency were discussed elaborately.
Bangladeshi high commissioner Kazi Imtiaz Hossain, BGMEA president Atiqul Islam, RMIT university school of management pro-vice chancellor Geof Stocks, and K-Mart CEO Yan Belly also spoke on the occasion. Buyers, users of Bangladeshi products, politicians, business leaders, and NGO representatives attended the forum.
RMG is a strategic sector for the Bangladeshi economy, with an estimated 3,500 export factories in operation, providing employment for over 4.2 million workers.

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澳大利亚买家被要求参观孟加拉国的服装工厂

孟加拉国商务部长艾哈迈德力劝澳大利亚买家参观孟加拉国的成衣(RMG)工厂,BSS通讯社报道。

在澳大利亚墨尔本举办的联合论坛上，艾哈迈德说, 在Rana广场悲剧后，孟加拉国政府已采取了各种必要措施,以确保服装工厂安全的工作气氛。

Rana广场悲剧发生于2013年4月, 位于孟加拉国首都附近的萨瓦市，一个八层建筑以及周围几家服装工厂倒塌，造成1100多人死亡,大部分是服装工人。

服装工厂的环境包括建筑安全,消防安全,工资上涨和劳动者的健康安全问题需要被解决,他补充说。

艾哈迈德希望澳大利亚政府和澳大利亚的商人实现服装部门在孟加拉国的价值。

联合论坛是由墨尔本皇家理工大学的管理学院，可持续的组织和工作中心，欧盟中心,孟加拉国在堪培拉的高级官员公署和孟加拉国服装制造商和出口商协会(BGMEA)共同组织的。

两个研讨会将在论坛的开幕式上举行, 服装行业的设备投资,必要的合作,劳动法,工作环境,消防安全,劳动者的健康和工作效率都将被精心讨论。

孟加拉高级专员Kazi Imtiaz Hossain 、BGMEA会长Atiqul Islam、RMIT大学管理学院副校长Geof Stocks和K-Mart 的CEO Yan Belly也在那时发言。买家、孟加拉国产品的用户、政治家、商界领袖、和非政府组织的代表也出席了论坛。

服装行业是孟加拉国经济的战略行业,据估计有3500家经营的出口工厂,提供超过420万工人的就业。