Economic Reporter :
Terming workers as lifeblood for Ready-made Garments (RMG), which is one of Bangladesh’s largest export sectors, speakers at a programme called for ensuring their occupational health and safety in the interest of the sector.
Health safety is a big issue, because if the workers’ health is affected, the RMG sector cannot sustain. So, steps are needed to ensure their both physical and mental health, otherwise, the sector will collapse, they said.
Referring to importance of the sector, they observed that the sector is earning 82 percent of total export income and contributing to 18 percent of the country’s GDP.
They also called for improving building and fire safety for the workers, taking measures for stopping sexual harassment and introducing trade union and safety committee in all the garment factories.
They remarked while addressing a discussion titled ‘Improving Safety for Ready-made Garment Workers: Experiences and the Way Forward’ at a Hotel at Gulshan-1 in the capital recently.
The workers, especially female ones, work in unhealthy environment at their work places. Hence, they are suffering from diseases such as anaemia, TB and pain at different parts of their bodies, putting their lives at risk, they added.
“Ensuring a decent risk free working condition at the factories will help us realize the goal No. 8 of SDGs”.
American Center for International Labor Solidarity (Solidarity Center-Bangladesh) organized the event.
Terming workers as lifeblood for Ready-made Garments (RMG), which is one of Bangladesh’s largest export sectors, speakers at a programme called for ensuring their occupational health and safety in the interest of the sector.
Health safety is a big issue, because if the workers’ health is affected, the RMG sector cannot sustain. So, steps are needed to ensure their both physical and mental health, otherwise, the sector will collapse, they said.
Referring to importance of the sector, they observed that the sector is earning 82 percent of total export income and contributing to 18 percent of the country’s GDP.
They also called for improving building and fire safety for the workers, taking measures for stopping sexual harassment and introducing trade union and safety committee in all the garment factories.
They remarked while addressing a discussion titled ‘Improving Safety for Ready-made Garment Workers: Experiences and the Way Forward’ at a Hotel at Gulshan-1 in the capital recently.
The workers, especially female ones, work in unhealthy environment at their work places. Hence, they are suffering from diseases such as anaemia, TB and pain at different parts of their bodies, putting their lives at risk, they added.
“Ensuring a decent risk free working condition at the factories will help us realize the goal No. 8 of SDGs”.
American Center for International Labor Solidarity (Solidarity Center-Bangladesh) organized the event.
