Alliance for Bangladesh Workers Safety has observed that Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) sector is becoming one of the safest in the world. Ever since the Rana Plaza collapse, which happened exactly four years back, Bangladesh has made significant changes to ensure that garment workers would never again risk their lives just by going to work, averred Jim Moriarty, Country Director of the Alliance at a quarterly press conference held at Lakeshore Hotel in Dhaka. “We are witnessing a transformation of Bangladesh’s garment industry from one of the most dangerous in the world, to one of the safest,” he further added.
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Moriarty remarked that the Alliance provided training to 85 per cent of workers of its listed factories. Also, 25,000 security guards were trained so that they can play a leadership role in protecting life — not property — at the time of a fire incident or earthquake.
He further added that the Alliance introduced confidential Helpline — Amader Kotha — and it has so far received over 1.25 lakh calls on issues ranging from labour wage disputes to concerns about structural safety. A total of 140 safety committees have been formed in the Alliance listed factories to facilitate a more open dialogue between workers and factory management.
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