Bangladesh top denim exporter to EU
Bangladesh has overtaken China to become the largest denim supplier to the European Union securing 21.18 percent of the market share. We congratulate those involved with the sector for its success and for their perseverance in the face of repeated setbacks. And we hope that the investment and the hard work put in by all concerned will only increase as Bangladesh establishes an even greater foothold in the international garment market, setting the highest standard when it comes to the quality of its product. We are certain that the performance of the denim sector will go a long way in reaching our RMG export goal of USD 50 billion by 2021.
At the same time, we hope that the fruits of success will be evenly distributed across the garments industry. It goes without saying that it is the garment workers who deserve equal credit for bringing such success to the industry and to our country. It is thus imperative that they are given the greatest support possible.
Their working conditions, although better now in comparison to earlier times, still need improving. Learning from the various tragedies that have hit the sector in the past, owners of garment factories and other high level managers must ensure safe working conditions for workers so that no such tragedies happen again in future. That, we believe, will encourage even more foreign companies and countries to look towards Bangladesh for products, increasing our market share across the world even further. And we hope that the government would do all that is necessary so that the success is sustained.
The government too should recognise the quintessential role of the garments industry and, as such, lend its full support which can guarantee that the garment sector achieves its target.
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