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Delay in DEA report approval upsets Bangladeshi RMG sector

The readymade garment factory owners in Bangladesh have expressed their displeasure over the delay in approving detailed engineering assessment (DEA) reports of the RMG factories by Accord and Alliance – two platform active in the country under European Union and North American brands and retailers.

According to the factory owners, approval of the DEA reports is being put on hold by these platforms since factory assessments were not carried out by the firms nominated by them. Factory owners have now raised concerns over the intention of officials belonging to Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety and Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.

As of August 31, 2015, Accord, a platform of EU retailers has received DEA reports from 610 factories but has approved only 70 out of them. Alliance, on the other hand, a consortium of North American buyers and brands had asked its 176 supplier factories to conduct DEA. Despite out of 176 factories, 115 submitting the reports to Alliance, only 27 have been approved.

RMG factory owners have said that unnecessary delay in approving DEA reports is impacting the remediation works as well as the production at their factories. According to them, those factories that are not conducting DEA with the firms nominated by engineers of Accord and Alliance are facing the delay and issues. Some are even asked to conduct fresh DEA.

Contrary to this, according to Alliance, Some 226 factories were asked to conduct DEA in line with the Corrective Action Plan (CAP), 147 submitted their reports, and 39 have been approved till date. Some players, according to them, delay in submitting the report fearing poor findings and then face scrutiny by the committee.

A report by Accord indicates that till August, around 610 DEA reports by factories and brands were submitted for the Accord's approval but only 70 reports have been approved so far by the Chief Safety Inspector (CSI. Acknowledging the DEA review a slow process, the report says that the Accord's primary focus has been on red and red/amber factories, and these do not experience major delays in review. DEA review of factories of less concern takes longer. The Accord also hired six new structural engineers recently to expedite the approval process.

Bangladeshaccord.org

www.bangladeshworkersafety.org

 
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