The document discusses Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and analyzes the CSR activities of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). It outlines that BGMEA runs 12 health centers for garment workers, operates 5 schools for workers' children, and has started a food rationing program. It also discusses BGMEA's skill development programs, arbitration facilities, worker fairs, building code enforcement, fire drills, and group insurance for workers.

2. Submitted By,
Md. Nazrul Islam
Lecturer
Department of Business Administration
Global university Bangladesh (GUB)
Submitted To
Name ID
Abdulla Al Imran 162-001-029
GLOBAL UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH (GUB)
BARISAL

3. Objectives
• What Is CSR??
• CSR In Bangladesh
• CSR Activities of BGMEA
Critically
analyses the CSR
activities of
BGMEA.

4. WHAT IS
CSR??
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IS
THE CONTINUING COMMITMENT BY BUSINESS
TO BEHAVE ETHICALLY AND CONTRIBUTE TO
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHILE IMPROVING
THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE WORKFORCE AND
THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS OF THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY AT LARGE

5. CSR ACTIVITIES OF BGMEA
 BGMEA runs 12 Health Centers.
 BGMEA operates five schools for the workers children
 BGMEA has started food rationing program.
 Runs skill development programs.
 Provides arbitration facilities.
 BGMEA worker fairs annually.
 Building Code has been made mandatory for all member units.
 Conduct regular fire drills and fire safety training program.
 The Group Insurance.

6. BGMEA HEALTH CENTERS
 BGMEA runs 12 Health Centers.
 provides healthcare facilities and medicines to more
than 60,000 garment workers per year at free of cost.
 The centers also provide awareness program on HIV/
AIDS, tuberculosis, reproductive health.
 Besides, for RMG workers, a full-fledged hospital is
operational in Chittagong, and a 100-bed hospital in
Dhaka is under construction.

7. BGMEA OPERATES FIVE SCHOOLS
 BGMEA runs five schools for workers’ children.
 provides books, study materials and stipends to the
meritorious students.

8. BGMEA HAS STARTED FOOD RATIONING PROGRAM.
 BGMEA has started food rationing program for workers in August 2009.
 Under the programed, each worker will get five kilograms of rice a week at Tk
16 a kg.
 Each worker will be able to buy no more than 20 kg a month.
 some 651,271 workers of 758 readymade garment factories has come under
food rationing at the initial stage.

9. RUNS SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
 BGMEA Runs skill development programs for the garment industry.
 34 training centers in different regions of the country.
 The “Better Work Program” with ILO is underway for its operation in
Bangladesh.

10. BGMEA WORKER FAIRS ANNUALLY.
• BGMEA organizes Workers Fair annually.
• It also organized a voice talent hunt program for garment workers titled
“Gorbo” (pride).
• This program aims to provide the workers a platform where they can discover
their talents and make themselves motivated.

11. CONDUCT REGULAR FIRE DRILLS AND FIRE
SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM.