Putting the lives of all these workers into jeopardy REUTERSIs it only the suppliers’ responsibility to maintain standards? While this may come across as just a one-off dispute between parties to a business deal, it highlights greater underlying issues. Historically, and especially post the unfortunate Rana Plaza and Tazreen Fashion incidents, many voices have been raised over RMG workers’ remuneration and working conditions. Besides, seven of the ten green factory units in the world are RMG units in Bangladesh. In this pandemic era where the tug of war has already started on who gets to use the vaccine first, the exercise of might and power threatens to crush issues of rights and ethics.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 31, 2020 12:56 UTC