"Today, many of Bangladesh's ready-made garment factory buildings are structurally safer, but the workers inside are not," said the report, released by the Democrat Senator Bob Menendez. Ali Azam, secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, promising to have a "detailed discussion" with factory owners on the report's findings. US researchers travelled to Dhaka in July to speak to Bangladeshi garment workers, union activists, government officials and civil society representatives for the study, published last week. Azim said there had been no recent reports of major abuse of women workers. It will be replaced by a private monitoring entity, RMG Sustainability Council, which will be made up of factory owners, union leaders and brand owners.

Source: bd News24 March 10, 2020 03:56 UTC