The Government of Bangladesh has honoured 24 companies – including footwear and apparel manufacturers – for maintaining consistently high health and safety standards in their factories.
Commerce minister Tipu Munshi, and state minister of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Munnujan Sufian, presented the awards in a ceremony in Dhaka yesterday (28 April).
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Plummy Fashions, Wisdom Attires, Nafisa Apparels, Mother Colour, Fatullah Apparels, Comfit Composit Knit, Layla Styles, Epyllon Styles, Ecofab, Ananta Garments, Crown Wears, Zaber & Zubaer Fabrics, Maf Shoes, Apex Footwear, and Picard Bangladesh were among the companies honoured.
In addition, the International Labour Organization (ILO) received a special award from the Bangladeshi government in recognition of its 100 years of service in promoting social justice and decent work.
The awards came on Bangladesh’s fourth National Day on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) which was first celebrated in 2016, under the auspices of ILO’s RMG programme launched in 2013 to improve working conditions in the ready-made garment industry.
With the continued support of the governments of Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, the programme has trained all newly recruited Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) labour inspectors and more than 800,000, workers, trade union members and managers on occupational safety and health.
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By GlobalDataIn Bangladesh, health and safety compliance in factories and enterprises is monitored by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. In his vote of thanks, inspector-general of DIFE, Shibnath Roy, noted to continue the economic growth of the country, “we must ensure safe workplace and improved working conditions for all our workers.”
Tuomo Poutiainen, country director of ILO Bangladesh, added: “The RMG industry of Bangladesh increasingly has the know-how to safeguard its workers from industrial accidents and poor working conditions. It is now time to apply these lessons to all industries. The ILO stands ready to support any new initiative to build a culture of safety and health in all workplaces.”
