美国外交官称赞孟加拉国服装行业的改革

 

US diplomat lauds revamp of Bangladesh apparel sector

Since the Rana Plaza building collapse and Tarzeen factory fire, noteworthy progress has been made in overhauling the Bangladesh garment sector, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Desai Biswal said while in Dhaka.
Speaking to the media before embarking for Uzbekistan, Biswal said, “The Rana Plaza tragedy has seen real effort in transforming the industry and if Bangladesh can surmount the challenges, it will be considered a remarkable transformation.”
She added, “It can said with conviction that the loss of lives did not go in vain as it has galvanised the industry like never before and brought together industry, government, labour, civil society and the global community in an effort to transform the sector.”
Biswal said that over 200 new inspectors had been hired, more than 200 unions registered, above 2,000 factories inspected and 30 factories shut, which sent a stern message across the industry.
“All these are very important milestones, however, the road ahead is much harder and lots of work still needs to be done,” she informed.
“Legislations which have been passed also need to be implemented, while regulatory agencies should be set up and empowered to sustain the work of inspections done till now,” Biswal explained.
Replying to a query on whether Bangladesh would get back the GSP benefits which the US suspended after the Rana Plaza collapse, she said, she did not have information on the same, since it was undertaken by the US Trade Representative.”

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美国外交官称赞孟加拉国服装行业的改革

自Rana广场建筑物倒塌和塔滋雷恩制衣厂火灾事件以来, 孟加拉国服装行业改革已经取得了显著的进展,美国负责南亚和中亚事务的助理国务卿Nisha Desai Biswal在达卡说。

起航去乌兹别克斯坦前，Biswal对媒体说,“Rana广场悲剧真正努力改变着行业，如果孟加拉国可以克服挑战,它将被视为一个显著的转变。”

她补充说,“它可以说坚信生命的损失并没有白费,因为它前所未有的激励着该行业并汇集了行业、政府、劳动力、民间团体和全球社区来改变该行业。”

Biswal说200多个新的检察人员被雇佣, 200多个工会进行注册, 2000多家工厂被检查，其中30家关闭,这对整个行业来说是一个严厉的消息。

“这些都是非常重要的里程碑,然而,前方道路困难很多,仍需要做很多的工作。”她告知。

“立法已经被通过但还需要实施,而监管机构应当设立和授权来维持完成检查工作”，Biswal解释道。

Rana广场建筑物倒塌后，美国取消了孟加拉国的普惠制地位，回答孟加拉能否恢复其地位的疑问，她说,她没有有关信息,因为它是由美国贸易代表负责的。