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The Government of Sweden has pledged to continue its financial assistance towards improving the workplace environment in Bangladesh ’ s apparel manufacturing industry .
Charlotta Schlyter , Ambassador of Sweden deputed to Bangladesh , delivered the assurance while meeting State Minister for Labour and Employment , Mujibul Haque Chunnu , at the latter ’ s Secretariat office in Dhaka recently .
Sweden , in partnership with the Norway Government , is currently engaged in a social dialogue focused on developing the relationship between workers and owners at the readymade garment
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factories in Bangladesh .
Schlyter expressed her profound satisfaction about the progress of the project , all the while emphasising that Sweden Government is ready to offer assistance to Bangladesh for all necessary work towards developing workplace safety at Bangladesh ’ s factories . Haque thanked the Ambassador for the support and highlighted that the industry is on its way to deliver bigger promises and to contribute more towards the overall development of the country .
The officials of the two countries also discussed the friendly relationship between the two
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countries and hoped that bilateral relations will grow deeper in the future . Ashraf Shamim , Additional Secretary to Ministry of Labour and Employment , Khandaker Mostan |
Hossain , another Additional Secretary to the Ministry , and Aminul Islam , Joint Secretary , were among others present in the meeting . |
The pace at which its rival manufacturing hub Bangladesh is making its factories Green , Vietnam needs to urgently make its garment and textile |
production sustainable in order to stay competitive . Markedly , Bangladesh has 67 LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ) -certified |
units and over 220 have applied for the green certification , Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association ( BGMEA ) claims .
While speaking at a seminar in HCM City recently , Vu Duc Giang , Chairman , Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association ( VITAS ) said that the garment and textile industry is currently facing the constraint of production price , environment safety and health of workers , that ’ s why there ’ s a strong need to address the issues quickly .
It is important to note here that the textile and garment sector of Vietnam annually spends about US $ 3 billion on production energy . According to a State Administration
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Representative , the textile and garment establishments in Vietnam need to upgrade their processes of production so that they match the world standards for emissions and wastage .
To ensure sustainable production , US Agency for International Development ( USAID ) has joined hands with the Ministry of Industry and Trade ( MoIT ) in Vietnam with the intent of enhancing the energy-saving extent of garment and textile factories .
USAID will also help the firms get loans to undertake energysaving projects .
The alliance will go official in Vietnam in June this year .
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