孟加拉：总理哈西娜寻求服装产品免关税和配额进入美国

 

PM Hasina seeks duty & quota-free RMG access to US

Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has sought duty and quota-free access of readymade garments (RMG) from her country to the US. This would help Bangladesh expand its apparel industry, employ and empower more girls and help establish a modern society, she said. It would also push bilateral trade beyond the current $7 billion between the two countries.

“As Bangladesh strives to achieve its aspired goals, I urge you to come forth and partner with us in this journey of mutual profits and prosperity ... importantly, such a lucrative partnership would also strengthen our two countries' friendship,” the prime minister said while speaking at the luncheon meeting hosted by the Business Council of International Understanding (BCIU) in New York.

The prime minister said that it would be vital for the US to give Bangladesh apparel duty and quota free access to its market in a bid to expand Bangladesh apparel industry, employ and empower more girls and help establish a modern society, BSS reported.

The apparel industry in Bangladesh employs 4 million workers, of which 90 per cent are girls from poor families. The earnings of these girls now provide better nutritional food, allow siblings to go to schools, and give them a respected voice at home. Their empowerment is also helping reduce poverty, control population growth and increase literacy, Hasina said.

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孟加拉：总理哈西娜寻求服装产品免关税和配额进入美国

孟加拉国总理谢赫•哈西娜寻求成衣服装免关税和配额进入美国。这将有助于孟加拉国扩大服装行业，雇佣更多女孩,并帮助建立一个现代社会,她说。它还将推动双边贸易超过当前的70亿美元。

“因为孟加拉国努力实现其追求的目标,因此我希望你能出现,在这段互利和繁荣的旅程中与我们合作……重要的是,这样一个有利的合作也将加强我们两国的友谊,”首相在由国际理解的商业协会在纽约举办的午宴中说道。

首相表示,对于美国给孟加拉国服装免税免配额自由进入其市场来扩大孟加拉国服装行业，雇佣更多的女孩,并帮助建立一个现代社会来说是至关重要的,BSS报道。

孟加拉国服装行业雇用400万名工人,其中90%是来自贫困家庭的女孩。这些女孩现在的收入可以提供更好的营养食品,让兄弟姐妹去学校,在家里受到尊重。他们的赋权也可以帮助减少贫困、控制人口增长和提高素养,哈西娜表示。