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Independent worker-safety monitoring platform of North American retailers, Alliance, has reported 90 per cent remediation at 364 factories under its undertaking. In a press statement, it was stated that during June 2018, additional Alliance-affiliated factories completed all material components outlined in their Corrective Action Plans( CAPs), bringing the total to 364.
Across all Alliance factories, 90 % of all required factory remediation has been completed, laying the groundwork for Alliance’ s planned transition to a Safety Monitoring Organisation( SMO) that will include Bangladesh leadership and oversee safety inspection and monitoring.“ We commend the commitment these factories
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have made to prioritise safety for their workers, and we thank them for setting a standard for others to follow,” said Alliance |
Executive Director, Ambassador Jim Moriarty.“ The work of the Alliance and its partners to overhaul factory safety has made a |
significant difference within the RMG industry in Bangladesh,” said Kathleen Almand, Vice President of the National Fire Protection Association( NFPA).“ My colleagues at NFPA and I are optimistic about the future, and we look forward to see how these gains will be built upon as the Alliance transitions its work.”
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety was founded by a group of North American apparel companies, retailers, and brands who joined together to form the independent body to monitor workplace safety at the factories, following two major industrial disasters – Rana Plaza Collapse and Tazreen Fashion fire, five years ago.
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The garment and textile industry in Vietnam has revised its export target to US $ 35 billion |
for the year 2018. The new target has been set owing to a significant increase in orders |
from foreign companies. While the garment and textile industry exports had generated US $ 31.2 billion in 2017, the initial target set for 2018 was US $ 34 billion. Truong Van Cam, Vice President, Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association averred that many local companies have received orders for even the third quarter of the year and are in talks to get contracts for the entire 2019. These orders have increased the prospects and opportunities for the garment and textile industry in 2018, and many firms particularly in HCM city, expect brighter |
second half. Notably, some of the firms have been booked even for the first few months of 2019.
Le Tien Truong, General Director, Vinatex, remarked that to combat the competition from countries like China or Cambodia, Vietnam needs to not only produce high quality garments but also ensure better price and timely service. There is no other way to beat competition. Additionally, he also urged local companies to invest more on technology to enhance the productivity of workers and thereby increase competitiveness.
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