AFTER inordinate delay following the most serious factory disaster in the country, authorities have postponed inspection of factories which were supposed to start yesterday. The factory survey initiative involves the labour and employment ministry in collaboration with the ILO. The plan is to inspect 2,250 factories by 30 teams of experts led by Buet. However action plan or checklist for the survey is yet to be agreed upon by the stakeholders.
Three separate platforms Buet, IndustriALL and North American Alliance agreed to follow a common action plan and the global platforms were supposed to send a list of the factories they are to inspect. Sadly this has not happened.
It will be very unfortunate if this initiative queues up in the line of all the other important tasks to be accomplished which would ensure the safety of the factory workers including RMG workers. Bangladesh RMG sector continues to be a subject of discussion internationally, and national and international journalists and activists are working to keep the issue alive. But how long will these initiatives go on and will there be any concrete action from the government and international partners?
We cannot stress enough how important the factory surveys are, particularly for the RMG industry and for the nation. Any soft-pedaling on this matter may result in more accidents, deaths, scurrility and become further proof of incompetence. We hope that the survey starts without any further delay, and the grace period of 7-10 days are the last bit of postponing that happens in this process.
Three separate platforms Buet, IndustriALL and North American Alliance agreed to follow a common action plan and the global platforms were supposed to send a list of the factories they are to inspect. Sadly this has not happened.
It will be very unfortunate if this initiative queues up in the line of all the other important tasks to be accomplished which would ensure the safety of the factory workers including RMG workers. Bangladesh RMG sector continues to be a subject of discussion internationally, and national and international journalists and activists are working to keep the issue alive. But how long will these initiatives go on and will there be any concrete action from the government and international partners?
We cannot stress enough how important the factory surveys are, particularly for the RMG industry and for the nation. Any soft-pedaling on this matter may result in more accidents, deaths, scurrility and become further proof of incompetence. We hope that the survey starts without any further delay, and the grace period of 7-10 days are the last bit of postponing that happens in this process.
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