孟加拉国是帮助服装行业妇女的榜样

 

‘Bangladesh is role model for helping women in RMG sector’

US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member at the US Congress Homeland Security, has appreciated Bangladesh for being a role model for encouraging women working in the readymade garment (RMG) sector, while talking to Bangladesh Ambassador, Mohammad Ziauddin at the Capitol Hill, US, BSS news agency reported.
During the meeting, they discussed various issues including women empowerment and government policies and initiatives to ensure safety and security in Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) sector.
Ziauddin said Bangladesh has been implementing the commitments it made to all partners, including the EU and USA, to ensure the workers’ rights and safety in the garment sector.
The Government of Bangladesh is committed to sustaining the changes to make the garment sector clean, dignified and productive and thus offering a win-win proposition for all, he added.
He said the Government of Bangladesh has adopted liberal and women-friendly policies—National Women Policy-2011 and Family Violence Prevention and Protection Act-2010—to bring women in the mainstream.
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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孟加拉国是帮助服装行业妇女的榜样

美国国会女议员Sheila Jackson Lee也是美国国会国土安全部的高级成员,她在国会山与孟加拉国大使Mohammad Ziauddin谈话时赞赏孟加拉国是鼓励妇女在服装(RMG)部门工作的榜样，BSS通讯社报道。

会议期间,他们讨论了各种问题，包括妇女赋权和政府政策，以及确保孟加拉国成衣服装部门安全和治安的方案。

Ziauddin说，孟加拉国已经实现了对所有合作伙伴做出的承诺,包括欧盟和美国,来确保服装部门工人的权利和安全。

孟加拉政府致力于承受变化,使服装行业保持清洁、有尊严和有生产力,从而提供一个双赢的主张,他补充说。

他说,孟加拉政府采用了自由政策和妇女适用的政策，即2011国家妇女政策和2010家庭暴力预防和保护法案，这些政策将成为女性的主流。

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。