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The sixth edition of Bangladesh Denim Expo, held at the International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka, focused on building networks within global brands and retailers.
Themed“ Denim Networks”, the show emphasised on the growing importance of developing longterm relationships and shared strategies to improve sustainable manufacturing in the country with contemporary denim industry.
“ Network is a key concept of contemporary society, and the denim industry is the highest expression of this. To face the important challenges ahead for markets nowadays, we believe
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that it is absolutely necessary to create connections, share knowledge and ideas, building together as a community – the best practices that will shape a brighter and more sustainable future for denim,” said Md Mostafiz Uddin, Founder and CEO, Bangladesh Denim Expo.
The two-day event focused on education and process learning with seminars –“ From ideas to technologies: Discovering a new age for garment finishing” by Alice Tonello, Research and Development Manager at Tonello Garment Finishing; and Piero Turk, world renowned denim designer.
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Furthermore, several special events such as“ Tonello Denim Gallery,”“ Sashiko Stitch”, the“ Repair Display” along with the special“ Information Exchange” |
and the absolute novelties of the“ Virtual Reality Booths,” a fascinating virtual tour of a fabric mill, denim factory or laundry was the highlights of the expo. |
Initiated by the Labour and Employment Ministry and Department of Inspections for Factories and Establishments( DIFE), in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation( ILO), a radio-based campaign titled‘ Safe Workplaces, Go Ahead |
Bangladesh’ has been launched to raise awareness on basic Occupational Safety and Health( OSH) issues in the apparel sector in Bangladesh recently.
“ Efforts to improve workplace safety remain the highest priority for the Bangladesh Government.
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This campaign will reach out to garment workers to help them better understand safety areas. I also firmly encourage owners and managers to listen as they too have an equal responsibility regarding safety and health,” said Mikail Shipar, Secretary, Labour and Employment Ministry.
A series of 19 radio episodes will be broadcast on Dhaka FM 90.4 on every Thursdays and Fridays, at 10 pm. Each 30-minute episode will focus on a specific OSH issue under a drama format. The first show will cover‘ what to do in an emergency’ while others will include electrical safety, earthquakes, good housekeeping and hygiene.
Another series of safety-related radio commercials will also be broadcast throughout the day
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over a period of two months. It will focus on five key areas – the role of DIFE; what to do in case of a fire; maternity protection; safety is everybody’ s responsibility and the role of safety committees, which comprise representatives of management and the workers.
Srinivas Reddy, Country Director – Bangladesh, ILO said,“ This safety campaign is certain to benefit a large number of RMG workers. It is vital however that the effort to build a culture of safety in Bangladesh begins to go beyond the all-important RMG sector.”
The campaign has received funding from Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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