RMG inspection moving ahead
THE persistent demand from international retailers' platform for raising safety standards of our garments factories in the wake of certain disasters has been moving the sector on to a corrective path. This is evidenced by the following revelation: Engineers of the Euro-sponsored Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh on an inspection tour here has found only '2 percent of the inspected factories unsafe for production and occupancy.'
As many as 1000 factories inspected for fire, electrical and and structural safety . With the number of deficient ones being less than 2percent an impression has formed that the factories in Bangladesh are not as unsafe as thought earlier.”It is hoped that buyers ' confidence will increase further after this “, observed Roy Ramesh Chandra, general secretary, IndustriALL Bangladesh Council.
This good news coincides with another nice development.A rather long running dispute between two inspection agencies Accord and Alliance appears to have been put behind.They have decided to avoid duplication in the inspection of 300 common garments factories.This is a significant unity of purpose reflected by Accord representing the European platform and Alliance , the inspection agency for 26 US based retailers and brands.
The job is yet to be completed.Six hundred hundred still remain to be brought under the scanner.Also ,execution of corrective action plans in the common factories is awaited.The factory owners should remain firmly committed to the task.
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