The testing laboratory of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has obtained a certificate from India’s National Accreditation Board for testing and calibration Laboratories (NABL). The certificate relates to chemical and mechanical parameter tests of BGMEA. With this certificate BGMEA has advanced a step ahead in international quality control of textile products.
The lab provides service for local and international buyers at a lower rate. BGMEA spends 10 per cent of the profits for the welfare of workers of the readymade garment sector. BGMEA works to protect and promote the interest of the garment industry, ensuring a sustained growth in foreign exchange earnings of the country. It maintains liaison with foreign buyers, business associations and chambers. It gives local manufactures opportunities to interact with foreign buyers. It has its own Institute, the BGMEA Institute of Fashion & Technology.
The association organizes trade missions to explore new markets and to facilitate trade in existing markets. It undertakes a number of regular activities and projects to ensure workers’ rights, social and environmental compliance and welfare. It plans to develop a central database system for workers of the readymade garment sector.
www.bgmea.com.bd/
