The document discusses the role of government and trade bodies in developing Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) industry. It outlines how the government, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), International Labour Organization (ILO), employers associations, workers associations, and NGOs all work to support the industry through various initiatives. These include improving infrastructure, education, workplace safety standards, healthcare, skills training, and resolving labor disputes. The partnerships between these organizations have been important in making the RMG sector a major driver of Bangladesh's economy.

1. PROBLEM AND PROSPECT
OF RMG & FASHION
RELATED INDUSTRIES IN
BANGLADESH .

2. PRESENTATION ON ROLE OF
GOVERNMENT AND DIFFERENT
TRADE BODIES IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE RMG
INDUSTRIES

3. Submitted By:
Group-3
Debajit Chakraborti : 142-007-45
Kazi Samiul Alam : 142-008-45
Nayan Dey Kaliprasanna: 142-010-45
Nurul Chowdhury : 142-013-25
Mahmudul Hasan : 142-014-25
Dipto Chowdhury : 142 -015-25
Submitted to
Engr. Md Mijanur Rahman
Lecturer of CBIFT

4. What IS GOVERNMENT?
 A government is the system or
group of people governing an organized
community, often a state. A government is
like a clan with the purpose to govern the
whole family or whole nation with powers of
financial, military and civil laws.

5. ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN DEVELOPING RMG
1. GOVERNMENT MUST STOP THE POLITICAL VIALONCES.
2. GOVERMENTS MUST TRY TO ACHIEVE THE GSP.
3. THEY MUST LOOK FORWARD TO EDUCATE THE MOST OF THE PEOPLE.
4. GOVERNMENT MUST NOT SET DIFFCULT LAW IN EXPORT AND IMPORT.
5. GOVERNMENT MUST IMPROVE THE RODES FOR THE TRASPORTATION
PURPOSE.
6. GOVERNMENT CAN OPENT SOME TRATING CENTER IN EVERY DISTRICT TO
GIVR PROPLE PROPER KNOWLADGE about the RMG.
7. Government can give permission of more educational institution like CBIFT and BUFT.

6. What is Trade Body
A trade association, also known as an industry trade
group, business association, sector association or
industry body, is an organization founded and funded
by businesses that operate in a specific industry.

7. Trade bodies Involved In RMG
1. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI)
2. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA)
3. BKMEA (Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association)
4. International Labour Organization (ILO)
5. Employers Association
6. Workers Associations
7. Accord on fire and building safety
8. Alliance for Bangladesh’s Workers safety
9. Development partners
10.Non Government Organization
11.Civil Society

8. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of
Commerce & Industry (FBCCI).
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of
Commerce and Industries is the apex trade
organization of Bangladesh playing a pivotal
role in consultative and advisory capacity,
safeguarding the interest of the private sector in
the country.

9. HOW FBCCI HELPS IN DEVELOPING RMG
• To coordinate and promote the interest of its federating units-Chambers of
Commerce, Trade and Industrial Association.
• To project, encourage and safeguard the cause of the private sector through
effective participation in the process of consultation and inter-action with the
Government, Ministerial Consultative Committees and other inter-ministerial
bodies and agencies.
• To assist the Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Associations in
organizing of Trade and Industry Fairs in different parts of Bangladesh.
• FBCCI represents the Private Sector in different permanent committees of the
Government and a tenuous bodies.
• FBCCI also represents the Private Sector in various Committees and Task
Forces on specific issues, constituted by the Government from time to time.

10. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers &
Exporters Association (BGMEA)
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and
Exporters Association or BGMEA is a national
trade organization of garments manufacturers in
Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka,
Bangladesh. Siddiqur Rahman is the incumbent
President of BGMEA.

11. ABOUT BGMEA
1. BGMEA is being run by a 35-member elected
Board of Directors.
2. The President is the highest executive authority of
the BGMEA.
3. BGMEA issues UD to its exporters thereby
monitors export as well
4. BGMEA plays a very strong role to lead the
industry in concurrence with the government.

12. How BGMEA Helps in Development of RMG
1. To Protect and uphold the interest of the industry by aiding the formulation of
government policies consistent with a congenial growth of the sector.
2. To maintain liaisons with foreign buyers, business associations and chambers.
3. To provide foreign buyers with all necessary information regarding all issues
concerned with the RMG sector.
4. To keep the BGMEA factories child labor free through continued monitoring.
5. Continue educational support to workers’ children and make a provision for
skill training for children removed from the BGMEA’s member factories.
6. BGMEA also established its own Institute called "BGMEA Institute of Fashion &
Technology (BIFT)" in 2000. Till the day BIFT is continuously developing professionals for
this sector through the courses of Fashion Designing and Garment Merchandising; and other
certificate, diploma and short courses. Transforming it into University is under process.
7. BGMEA has ensured the minimum wage implementation to the tune of
99.99% of all factories.

13. Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and
Exporters Association(BKMEA)
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters
Association or BKMEA is a national trade organization
of Knitwear manufacturers in Bangladesh and is located
in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Member of Parliament Salim
Osman is the president of the body.

14. How BKMEA helps Developing RMG
•Facilities the growth of knit wear sector of Bangladesh by
conducing related research.
•Emphasize a research ethos for policy orientation to analyze
the current policies in the aspect of Bangladesh knitwear
sector and also to facilitate the organization on upcoming
policy suggestion.
•Increase the level of collaboration with national and
international research organization through sharing the
research findings , Organizing seminar, workshop to achieve
sustainable growth and development of the knitwear sector of
Bangladesh.

15. Initiatives by the International Labor Organization
International Labour Organization (ILO) is at the
forefront in providing technical support to
The government in coordinating and implementing
specific programmers. ILO has also immediately released
2 million US dollar to address the immediate needs after
Rana Plaza collapse. ILO, in collaboration with the
government, is now implementing the project “Improving
Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector”
funded by the Royal Dutch government and Canada.
Launched on 22th October 2013.

16. International Labour Organization (ILO)
Bangladesh is the world’s second largest
exporter of apparel.
The ready-made garment (RMG) industry has made a
significant contribution to the country’s social and
economic development by providing a primary source of
livelihood for over four million workers, mostly women.

17. THE PROJECT HAS FOLLOWING FIVE KEY COMPONENTS BY ILO
Building and Fire safety assessment;
Strengthening labor inspection & supporting fire and building
inspections;
Building occupational safety and health awareness, capacity and
system;
Rehabilitation and skill training for victims;
Better work programmer;

18. EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION IN GARMENTS OF
BANGLADESH
The Bangladesh Employers’ Federation is a member of the International
Organization of Employers and it represents the employers at the International
Labour Conference held every year in Geneva. The main objective of BEF is to
provide guidance and assistance to employers in the field of industrial relations
and to bring their concerted views on labour matters to the attention of the
Government.
This are employers association groups in below
Close collaboration also takes place with sectoral business associations
such as the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers Exporters Association
(BGMEA), Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers Exporters Association
(BKMEA), the Leathergoods & Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters
Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) and the Bangladesh Frozen Foods
Exporters Association (BFFEA).

20. Specific collaboration takes place with regards to
enhancing occupational safety and health in the
ready-made garment sector in below
1. In total, 100 staff from the BEF.
2. BGMEA and BKMEA as well as private sector companies
have been trained as ‘master OSH trainers’.
3. They will pass on their skills to some 7,500 supervisors and
managers who in turn will pass them on to some 750,000
workers.

21. ACCORD ON FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY
 The Accord is an independent, legally binding agreement between brands and trade
unions designed to work towards a safe and healthy Bangladeshi Ready-Made Garment
Industry.
 Our purpose is to enable a working environment in which no worker needs to fear
fires, building collapses, or other accidents that could be prevented with reasonable health
and safety measures.
 The Accord set out to develop a safety program to make Ready-Made Garment
(RMG) factories in Bangladesh safe.
 The legally binding agreement has been signed by more than 220 global garment brands
 Retailers and 2 global unions and their national RMG affiliates.
 More than 1800 factories have received an initial fire, electrical and structural safety
inspection where over 100,000 safety hazards were identified.

22. • The achievements are laudable with 65 fully remediated factories and more
than 400 factories
• Having completed more than 90% of required safety remediation.
• We must remain vigilant to drive remediation to completion as we still see
too many factories with major safety concerns unfixed.”
• The signatory companies are committed to support the factories they source
from in their remediation.
• The Accord is launching a direct financial support program for covered
factories that have no current business relationships with Accord signatory
companies.
• A major focus will be to establish the Safety Committee and Safety Training
program at as many factories as possible and effectively address safety complaints
filed at factory Safety Committees or through the Accord safety complaints
mechanism.

23. ACCORD KEY MILESTONES
1. Remediation is close to completion at more than 460
Accord factories which have completed more than 92% of
the remediation.
2. 75 Factories have completed all remediation from initial
inspections.
3. Over 300 joint labour-management Safety Committees are
being trained and equipped to monitor factory safety on a
day-to-day basis.
4. The independent and credible Accord safety complaints
mechanism has resolved more than 92 safety complaints
from workers and their representatives.

24. Alliance for Bangladesh Workers safety
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, also known as "the
Alliance" or AFBWS, is a group of 28 major global retailers formed to
develop and launch the Bangladesh Worker Safety Initiative, a
binding, five-year undertaking with the intent of improving safety in
Bangladeshi ready-made garment (RMG) factories after the 2013
Rana Plaza building collapse.
Collectively, Alliance members represent the majority of North
American imports of ready-made garments from Bangladesh,
produced in more than 700 factories.

25. Protecting and Empowering Bangladesh’s Garment
Workers - Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety
Author: Alliance for Bangladesh Workers Safety
As of March 2017, 54.5 percent of all required factory repairs
have been completed...According to Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil
Defence, the number of res in RMG factories fell by almost 92 percent
between 2012 and 2017. There were 270 garment factory res in
Bangladesh in 2012—an average of per week—taking the lives of 125
people. Last year, there were just 30 such res, none of which resulted in
death.

27. OBJECTIVE
The vision of the Alliance is to substantially improve worker
safety in the ready-made-garment (RMG) industry by upgrading
factories, educating workers and management, empowering workers,
and building institutions that can enforce and maintain safe working
conditions throughout Bangladesh. The Alliance partners with
government, trade unions, and employers to ensure all workers are safe
and their employment creates sustainable and positive economic
development for Bangladesh. Through the Alliance’s activities and
partnerships, we strive for a safer garment industry where fire and
building integrity issues no longer result in injury or loss of life.

28. The Alliance works to achieve its vision through
initiatives in five strategic pillars:
Standards & Inspections
Remediation
Worker Empowerment
Training
Sustainability

29. Program impact
As the project manager, ELEVATE built a team of 65 dedicated staff (62 in Dhaka) to
manage, carry out inspections and plan remediation for 850 factories. By mid-2017,
726 factory inspections had been carried out.
The impact the project has had includes:
1) Developing and implementing training program for 1.2 million workers and 19,000
security guards on fire and building safety issues
2) Creating a helpline with Labor link that tracks and manages more than 30,000 calls
annually
3) Conducting impact worker surveys for over 3,000 workers in 30 local factories
4) Organizing and hosting Annual Fire & Building Safety Expo in Bangladesh with over
5,000 attendees.

30. WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
Chamber has a good reputation in working with development partners like
the World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Asian
Development Bank (ADB), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO),
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and few others. Currently, we are
undertaking a joint study in collaboration with GIZ, Nepal titled "Analysis of
Prevailing Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) in SAARC" to identify the non tariff
measures of the SAARC countries. Another study with Institute of Development
Economies of Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), titled "Current
State of Industrial Sub-Sectors in Bangladesh", is going to address the status of
industrial Sub-Sectors of Bangladesh. These studies will provide guideline in
identifying and removing trade barriers of the SAARC countries and will provide
course of action in generating employment, creating value, looking for ways to
add more value to the major products and services of Bangladesh.

31. “The textile and garment sectors are essential parts of the
Bangladesh economy, raising incomes for large numbers of workers,
particularly women,” said Ms. Engstrom. “We are confident that our
partnership with Eastern Bank, a trusted financial institution in
Bangladesh, will contribute to the development of the textile and
garment sectors in the country.”
Bangladesh is currently the second largest exporter of textiles
and garments, accounting for about 15% of the country’s gross
domestic product and employing over 4 million workers, 85% of
whom are women.
The loan will be used to finance socially and environmentally
sustainable projects in Bangladesh’s textile and garment sectors.

32. Monitor NGOs working in RMG sector
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the NGO Affairs Bureau to monitor the
activities of non-government organizations (NGOs) working for the welfare of workers in
the garments and textile sectors.
“There are allegations that NGOs train outsiders, instead of workers, and sometimes
they provoke a section of the workers to carry out sabotage. It is also alleged that the NGOs
are providing financial facilities to leaders of trade unions instead of workers.
Sometimes, they (NGOs) create an anarchic situation in the garments sector.
The minimum wages for the country’s garments workers was raised by 77 per cent
to Tk. 5,300 (USD 68) following a labour dispute in September 2013, when thousands of
demonstrators, demanding higher wages, forced the closure of 400 of the country’s 5,000
clothing factories.
NGO activities in the garments sector, former secretary of the labour ministry,
Mikhail Shipper, told The Independent that there are many allegations against NGOs.

33. Civil Society in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is often called a ‘development show-case’ where
civil society organizations are found to be successful and active in
micro-credit, empowerment and social development initiatives.
the political system is still struggling with a poor economy and,
as a fledgling democracy, is marked by confrontation and violence.
The vibrant civil society is often criticized for its weak contributions
to democracy.
Civil society is considered central to both the promotion and
maintenance of democracy .

34. Specific Objectives:
1. To increased social and community especially men and boys
awareness of women’s right to safety, security and bodily integrity
at home, community and workplace.
2. To strengthen women’s confidence and leadership to prevent
VAWG and increased civil society capacity to monitor
implementation of legislation, identify and address institutional
constraints and develop strategies to prevent VAWG.
3. To ensure women workers in RMG sector enjoy security from
physical and sexual abuse in the workplace.

35. CONCLUSION
In our this presentation we had tried to show how
the RMG gets Benefited by Government and different
Trade bodies.

36. Thank you…
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Any question?