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Improving working conditions in the ready-made Garment Sector in Bangladesh - Midterm Evaluation
- eval_number:
- 2158
- eval_url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2158
- good_practices:
- replication:
- -
- cause_effect:
- .
- themes:
- theme:
- Occupational safety & health
- category:
- Governance and Tripartism
- context:
- -
- description:
- RMGP is a complex project with high political stake in Bangladesh with divergent interest groups. ILO, as a neutral organization, has been successful in promoting social dialogue and bringing these interest groups together on the table. This has resulted in tangible progress towards improved safety awareness and working conditions in export oriented RMG factories, which employs 4-5 million workers and generates $25 billion export revenue for the country. There is a wider recognition that business as usual is not an option and safety of workers do matter. ILO has gained trust and credibility from donors, worker and employers' organizations, and the Government for its critical role in RMG sector. ILO has quietly pursued reforms in the sector with the institutionalization of building structure, fire and electrical safety assessment in factories, enhanced capacity of some of the key agencies like FSCD and DIFE and ensured that NTC meetings held regularly and emerging issues and challenges discussed and addressed. It has also played an important role in persuading the Government to amend the 2006 Labour Law in July 2013 and the approval of Labour Law Implementation Rules in September 2015. It is poised to promote improvement in labour-management relations through the adoption of occupational and safety measures in RMG factories. Engagement with private sector including Accord and Alliance has been very useful for the industry.
- links:
- -
- indicators:
- -
- url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/practices/204333
- location:
- country:
- Bangladesh
- region:
- Asia and the Pacific
- eval_title:
- Improving working conditions in the ready-made Garment Sector in Bangladesh - Midterm Evaluation
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