Business Desk :
New York based Non-profit organization Social Accountability International (SAI) partnering with tech giant Vertru have jointly developed FairCapacity, a digital platform with the goal of improving labour practices and working conditions in the apparel sector. To engage with the stakeholders, a discussion titled ‘FairCapacity Stakeholder Round Table: Causes & Costs of excessive work hours in the RMG Industry’ was held in Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden on Saturday, 25 June 2022.
The program was organized by Social Accountability International (SAI) with local support of GSCS International Ltd. and the funding support from Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS), UKAid, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the European Commission.
A total of 90 attendees attended the roundtable who represented garment manufacturing factory, brand, buying house, NGO, INGO, labor leaders forum and workers.
The program started with the welcome speech from Mr. Abdul Mottaleb, Managing Director of GSCS International Ltd.He thanked all the funders and stakeholders for joining in this project followed by the video recorded message from Ms. Jane Hwang, President & CEO- SAI.
