The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a platform of European apparel buyers, is set to receive six months of conditional extension to complete its safety improvement remediation works in the country’s readymade garment factories. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed made the announcement after a meeting with the Accord Steering Committee at his office in Dhaka on Thursday. This period will be termed as ‘Transitional Accord’.”“Accord has completed about 80% of the remediation task and I hope it will be able to complete the rest within next seven months,” Tofail added. After Accord leaves, a Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment would monitor the safety improvement works, he said. The committee will be composed of representatives of the Labour Ministry, BGMEA, the brands, International Labour Organisation and international trade unions organisations.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 19, 2017 16:07 UTC