Economic Reporter :
A major new campaign launched on Thursday aims to raise awareness of basic Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) issues and their prevention in the country’s RMG sector.
The radio-based campaign entitled, ‘Safe Workplaces, Go ahead Bangladesh’ is being carried out by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Department of Inspections for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) financed by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Well-known Television celebrity Mosharraf Karim will support a number of campaign activities in order to create better recognition amongst RMG workers, supervisors and managers, according to a handout.
Secretary of Labour and Employment Ministry Mikail Shipar said, “Efforts to improve workplace safety remain the highest priority for the Government of Bangladesh. This campaign will reach out to RMG workers to help them better understand many safety areas. I also firmly encourage owners and managers to listen as they too have an equal responsibility regarding safety and health.”
ILO Country Director for Bangladesh Srinivas Reddy said, “This safety campaign is certain to benefit large numbers of RMG workers. It is vital however that the efforts to build a culture of safety in Bangladesh begin to go beyond the all-important RMG sector.”
A series of 19 radio episodes will be broadcast on Dhaka FM 90.4 on Thursday and Friday evenings at 10 PM starting from March 31. Each radio episode of 30-minute duration will focus on a specific OSH related issue. Episodes will feature a drama format as well as songs and discussion.
The first show will cover ‘what to do in an emergency’ while others include electrical safety, earthquakes, good housekeeping and hygiene.
While a series of safety-related radio commercials will be broadcasted on Dhaka FM 90.4 throughout the day over a period of two months. These will focus on five key areas: the role of DIFE; what to do in case of fire; maternity protection; safety is everybody’s responsibility and the role of Safety Committees, which comprise representatives of the management and workers.
A major new campaign launched on Thursday aims to raise awareness of basic Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) issues and their prevention in the country’s RMG sector.
The radio-based campaign entitled, ‘Safe Workplaces, Go ahead Bangladesh’ is being carried out by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Department of Inspections for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) financed by Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Well-known Television celebrity Mosharraf Karim will support a number of campaign activities in order to create better recognition amongst RMG workers, supervisors and managers, according to a handout.
Secretary of Labour and Employment Ministry Mikail Shipar said, “Efforts to improve workplace safety remain the highest priority for the Government of Bangladesh. This campaign will reach out to RMG workers to help them better understand many safety areas. I also firmly encourage owners and managers to listen as they too have an equal responsibility regarding safety and health.”
ILO Country Director for Bangladesh Srinivas Reddy said, “This safety campaign is certain to benefit large numbers of RMG workers. It is vital however that the efforts to build a culture of safety in Bangladesh begin to go beyond the all-important RMG sector.”
A series of 19 radio episodes will be broadcast on Dhaka FM 90.4 on Thursday and Friday evenings at 10 PM starting from March 31. Each radio episode of 30-minute duration will focus on a specific OSH related issue. Episodes will feature a drama format as well as songs and discussion.
The first show will cover ‘what to do in an emergency’ while others include electrical safety, earthquakes, good housekeeping and hygiene.
While a series of safety-related radio commercials will be broadcasted on Dhaka FM 90.4 throughout the day over a period of two months. These will focus on five key areas: the role of DIFE; what to do in case of fire; maternity protection; safety is everybody’s responsibility and the role of Safety Committees, which comprise representatives of the management and workers.
