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Bangladesh to form a separate body to oversee inspection activities

The Bangladesh government has decided to establish a separate national body to oversee the post-inspection remedial activities in the readymade garment industry. The aim is also to strengthen the government's capacity so that it can take over the responsibility of the safety initiatives being carried out by the western retailers' groups-Accord and Alliance-- after 2018.

The body will consist of experts and engineers from the Fire Service and Civil Defense, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Industry representations from Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) will also be a part of it.

The core target of such body would be to monitor and supervise all the safety programmes making sure that inspection of all garment factories is done, remedial work takes place properly with all engineering aspects and safety work continues. Accord and Alliance were formed with a five-year plan immediately after the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013 to create a safe and healthy garment working conditions in the country’s garment industry.

 
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