The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has entered into an agreement to produce a greater number of skilled workers for the country’s ready-made garment sector.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the BGMEA and the Directorate of Technical Education, a government board responsible for regulating and developing technical and vocational secondary education, at the end of December.

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According to the BGMEA, the collaboration will implement the Skill and Training Enhancement Project (STEP) to give young people training in garment sewing and knitting.

Bangladesh is the world’s second-largest ready-made garment exporter, worth around US$28bn per year, thanks to its low labour costs, abundant labour, and duty-free access to western markets. It is second only to China. Apparel exports account for 80% of the country’s exports and 12% of its gross domestic product. 

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The sector’s reputation took a hit following the Rana Plaza factory building collapse in April 2013, but a major effort to inspect factories for structural, fire and electrical safety has been underway over the last five years through two buyer-backed remedial plans; the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety.

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Both agreements have now come to an end, but a decision on the future of the Accord – and whether the running of it should now be handed over to a local Remediation Coordination Cell – was pushed back last month for the fourth time by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

So far the safety activities of 100 Accord-monitored ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh have been handed over to the government’s Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE).