ULAB and BRACU jointly organise seminar on RMG sector governance

Center for Enterprise and Society (CES) of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) in conjunction with Economics and Social Sciences (ESS) Department of BRAC University (BRACU) organised a seminar titled "Governance after Rana Plaza: Reviewing the Ready-made Garments Sector after the Rana Plaza Disaster" at the ULAB Auditorium on April 23, 2018.

The seminar started with a presentation on research findings by Dr. Kazi Mahmudur Rahman, Associate Professor, ULAB, and Dr. Shahidur Rahman, Associate Professor, BRACU. The research focused on the state of the RMG sector with respect to labour safety and working conditions and progress made since Rana Plaza.

The presentation was followed by an expert panel comprising of Anne-Laure Henry-Greard, Deputy Programme Manager, Ready-made Garment Programme, ILO Country Office in Bangladesh; Vidya Amrit Khan, Director, Desh Group of Companies; Mikail Shipar, Former Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bangladesh; and Prof. ATM Nurul Amin, Chairperson, Department of Economics and Social Sciences (ESS), BRACU.