BGMEA：全球买家必须行为负责
Global buyers must behave responsibly: BGMEA
Bangladeshi apparel exporters have urged global buyers to show responsible business behaviour in line with ethical business practice to ensure a sustainable readymade garment sector in the country.
“Responsible business conduct was one of the key requirements of the Sustainability Compact but have noticed that the price of products are decreasing gradually in the EU and US markets in recent time,' Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Siddiqur Rahman said at a media briefing in Dhaka.
Rahman requested the buyers to take initiative for ensuring responsible business conduct pointing out that the cost of doing business had increased in the factories as owners had invested on an average Tk 5 crore for remediation. He also requested the buyers for fair prices of products.
At the briefing on the progress in improving workplace safety and labour rights in line with the Sustainability Compact, RMG sector leaders said following the
Rahman said the RMG sector has made significant improvement and claimed that
BGMEA has provided thousands of workers with fire safety training and taken effective initiative to stop unauthorised subcontracting, he said. Most of the requirements of the Sustainability Compact had been fulfilled but the safety inspection and factory upgradation were a continuous process.
As much as 80 per cent remediation works in the factories which are the suppliers of EU and North American buyers have been completed and the rest of the work will be completed by 2018 as per the agreement with the buyers' platforms, Rahman said.
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BGMEA：全球买家必须行为负责
孟加拉国服装出口商已敦促全球买家展现符合商业惯例的负责任的商业行为,以确保成衣服装业可持续的发展。
“负责任的商业行为是可持续性的关键需求之一，但已经注意到最近时间欧盟和美国市场产品价格逐渐下降,孟加拉国服装制造商和出口商协会(BGMEA)会长Siddiqur Rahman在达卡举行的一次媒体简述会上说。
Rahman要求买方积极主动为确保负责任的商业行为，指出工厂中做生意的成本有所增加，因为工厂主平均投资5千万塔卡来补救。他还要求买家产品的价格公平。
简述了改善工作场所安全和劳工权利的进步，符合可持续性,成衣服装部门领导人说，在2013年4月Rana广场悲剧后,服装行业在安全生产和工人权利方面取得了重大进展。
Rahman说，成衣服装行业取得了显著改善，并声称,孟加拉国是世界上生产服装产品最安全的地方。
BGMEA为许多工人提供了消防安全培训并采取有效行动来阻止未经授权的分包,他说。可持续性合约的大部分已经完成了,但安全检查和工厂升级是一个持续的过程。
工厂中多达80%的补救工作已经完成，这些主要是欧盟和北美买家的供应商,剩下的工作将在2018年根据买方平台协议完成, Rahman说。