“Textile workers in Bangladesh, many of whom are young women, suffer long working hours, low wages, uncertainty and hazardous conditions. Bangladesh benefits from the most favourable 'regime' under the EU's trade preferences that grant duty and quota-free access to the EU market, except on arms and ammunition. In July 2013, in response to the Rana Plaza tragedy, the EU took the initiative of launching a Sustainability Compact for Bangladesh to improve labour rights and factory safety. The initiative brings together the EU, the government, the US, Canada - the main markets for Bangladeshi garment production - as well as the International Labour Organisation. A delegation of the International Trade Committee visited Bangladesh on a fact-finding mission in November 2016.

Source: bd News24 June 15, 2017 22:07 UTC