US Improve RMG Work Environment
A top US apparel company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a group of non-government organisations and trade unions regarding fire and building safety in Bangladesh’s apparel factories. The agreement, signed in New York, recognises the need for the Bangladeshi government, the Bangladeshi Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry, brand owners and retailers, and labour to work together to create a safe and sustainable work environment within the Bangladeshi RMG industry.
The agreement establishes a two-year programme to be led by a multi-stakeholder task force for the purposes of establishing an in-factory training programme; facilitating the creation of factory health and safety committees; reviewing existing building regulations and enforcement; developing a worker complaint process and mechanism for workers to report health and safety risks; and advising a Chief Inspector. The program, which will be financed by the participating companies, will go into effect when at least three other well-known international brand owners or retailers sign onto the agreement. PVH has committed up to $1.0 million to underwrite the program.
PVH Corp. ( reads at the New York Stock Exchange as NYSE: PVH) announced the stakeholders of the MoU are: Clean Clothes Campaign, Worker Rights Consortium, The International Labour Rights Forum, and Maquila Solidarity Network, as well as a group of eight international and Bangladeshi trade unions.
From Internet
17 April, 2012
