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Achieving $50 billion RMG export by 2021 crucial for Bangladesh

The garment sector's plan to grow to $50 billion by 2021 is crucial to the nation’s development goals, given the enormous contribution the RMG sector makes to Bangladesh’s economy and women’s empowerment, feels Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, US Ambassador to Bangladesh. In her recent op-ed article ‘Rana Plaza Two-Year Anniversary’ she wrote the US is partnering with the government, workers, and employers to show the world that Bangladesh is working towards new standards for workers’ rights and safety, ensuring that no worker need fear such a tragedy again. She stressed that tragedies can and should lead to transformation. Workers, including thousands of young women employed for the first time, must be afforded the right to raise their concerns, be respected and work in safe conditions, the US diplomat said.

Emphasising the role of BGMEA and the government, Bernicat says they have a responsibility to ensure all factories allow inspectors’ access and that factories remediate the problems that are identified and these reforms will also increase productivity.

Encouraging the Bangladesh government, the US envoy hailed its achievement by saying that the government has registered over 300 unions and created a website for unions to register online. The government should ensure these unions’ members are able to exercise their legal right to collectively bargain, free from the fear that they will be fired or harassed, and that illegal retaliation will be dealt with quickly, she added.

Use of an alternative resolution system to prevent disputes between workers and management from escalating into conflict would be welcomed. The government will soon provide employers better guidance, help workers understand their role, and give Bangladesh authorities the direction to properly enforce the law, Bernicat said.

 
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