The readymade garments industry is the backbone of Bangladesh's economy, fetching billions in export earnings and employing millions of workers. While it has brought much economic growth, the Tazreen Fashions and Rana Plaza factory accidents highlighted issues with workplace safety. To further develop the industry, efforts must be made to enhance Chittagong port efficiency, improve truck transportation between Dhaka and Chittagong, expand exports to new markets like the EU and India, and ensure safe working conditions. The Texapp organization aims to bring the textile industry together to launch a Vision 2021 plan to help Bangladesh achieve middle-income status by focusing on continuous improvements across the sector.

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131-019-0-145 MD.AMINUL ISLAM(Team
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131-029-0-145 MD.SHARIF ALAM
131-o30-0-145 MD.RASHED
131-036-0-145 MD.ARIFUL ISLAM
131-039-0-145 MD.MOZAMMALE HAQUE
131-05-0-145 SAZZATUL PARVEZ

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5. # The readymade garments industry acts as the
backbone of our economy and as a catalyst for the
development of our country.
# We take pride in the sector that has been fetching
billions of dollars as export earning and creating jobs
for millions of people in the country.

8.  Secondary data analysis forms the
basis report
 Sources of secondary data:
*Literature review *journal
resource
*Thesis paper *Online news
*Books and articles

9. YEAR
NUMBER OF
GARMENTS
EMPLOYMENT OF
MILLION WORKERS
2009-10 5063 3.60
2010-11 5150 3.60
2011-12 5400 4.00
2012-13 5600 4.00
2013-14 4536 4.00
SOURCE : BGMEA

10. 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
EXPORT OF RMG (IN MILLION US$) 9211.23 10699.8 12347.77 12496.72 17914.46 19089.69 21515.73
TOTAL EXPORT OF BANGLADESH (IN
MILLION US$)
12177.86 14110.8 15565.19 16204.65 22924.38 24287.66 27018.26
0
5000
10000
15000
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Comparative Statement on Export Of RMG And Total Export Of Bangladesh
Source: Data Source Export Promotion Bureau Compiled by BGMEA

11. Contribution of national economy:
# The sector contributes 38% of industrial value addition.
# Earns around 78% of total export earning.
# Employs around 4 million workforce of which majority
is women.
# Provides 0.2 million job to waste recycle industry
related to RMG-sub sector.
#Contributes 10.50% to GDP through RMG sub-sector.

12.  The readymade garments industry acts as the backbone of our
country and develop our country .we take pride that has been
fetching billion of dollars as export earning
BUT
Rana plaza Tazneen Fashion
 Two major accidents ,the Taznin fires and Rana plaza collapse, have
brought the issue of workplace safety and building safety.

13. RMG
Employm
ent
Women
empowerm
ent
Savings
Child
labour

14. 2009-10 Factory 2010-11 Factory 2011-12 Factory 2012-13 Factory
Series 1
3.60 3.60
4.00 4.00
EMPLOYMENT IN (MILLION OF WORKERS)

15. Bangladesh India Pakistan Nepal Sri Lanka
90%
34%
10%
15%
87%
76%
13%
60%
38%
52%
Female Contrbution in South Asia
Percent of Female Percentage of Total Export

16. Regular earning
Workers investments on family pension schemes etc. create
savings.
15 years and above had their own bank accounts.
A higher proportion of workers (30 percent) had bank accounts in
the EPZ.
Women are on average better savers than men.
Women save about 7.6 percent of their otherwise small income.

17. In 2000 a second MOU was signed between BGMEA and ILO
focused
• A fact-finding survey to determine the extent of child labor in the
garment industry;
• The establishment of an education program;
• The establishment of a monitoring and verification system;
• The provision of income compensation in the farm of a monthly stipend
ofTk. 300, the equivalent of (at that time) US$ 7
ILO 2005 baseline survey on child labor in hazardous situations
found
• The one sector where legal restrictions on use of child labor showed to be
successfully forced was the Ready-made Garment industry, while around
532,000 child laborers were working in hazardous situations in other
industries.

19. Process of future plan:
Enhance
chittagong
port
Direct
shipping
facility
Workers
safety
Image
building
promotion
Improved
inland
truckling ,rail
Search for
new
markets
Expansion of
exports to
European
union
Duty free
access to
indian
market
Establishment
to join
BGMEA/EFB IT
Government
should
support
Improvd
banking
system
Simplified and
computerize
customs
procedures
Complaince
with labour
standard
codes
Reduction
utility cost
Establishment
of garments
villages
Unanimous
resolution
political crisis
Emergency
service of
BGMEA/BEPZA
Production
of high
value items
Mobilization
of NGO
Established of
task force by
minister of
commerce

20. o Bangladesh become more competitive by reducing transaction
costs.
o The most modern equipment should be used.
o Chittagong port should be operate 24 hours in thee shift
thereby ensuring there is no stoppage of work.
o The government should within seven days a package of special
measure to increase the efficiency of chittagong port.

21. Direct shipping facility:
 BSC and other shipping companies should
operate a twice weekly service to koria,
Taiwan and Hong kong to speed up the
movement of fabrics from these countries to

22.  Ensuring workplace safety at all garment factories is a gigantic task
and will take time to accomplish. But we believe the government of
Bangladesh, BGMEA and BKMEA, with the support of global brands
and international development partners, will be able to ensure the
safety of the RMG industry and maintain the momentum of socio-
economic development in the country.

23. Various measures should be taken to improve movement
of trucks between Chittagong and Dhaka.
The import of new cargo trucks should be made duty free.
Railway wagon capacity should be increased and improved.

24.  we are dependent mainly on two markets namely
the EU and North America (the US and Canada).
Though we reduced our dependency on these two
markets from 93% to 85% in last five years (From
fiscal 2009-10 to 2013-14)

26. EXPANSION OF EXPORT TO EUROPE:
 There is a lot of potential to expand exports
to Italy, Germany, Britain and France, who
are the principal importers in Europe.
Special efforts should be made to persuade
the EU to relax its rules of origin.

27.  All our Ambassadors and High
Commissioners should be instructed to
give the search for new markets.

28. The government should make a special effort to persuade the
Indian government to extend duty free access to all ready
made garments from Bangladesh.

29. Every effort should be made to get India to
implement this commitment within the next
hundred days.
Duty free access to the Indian market will
open up tremendous opportunities for
Bangladesh.

30. BGMEA and EPB should jointly set up
an IT unit, which should also be able to
undertake research work.
BGMEA’s web page should be
interactive and should serve to market
worldwide.
The IT/ research cell should monitor
world wide developments in the

31. IMPROVED BANKING SYSTEM:
 Bangladesh Bank should meet periodically with
local Banks to monitor developments in the RMG
sector.
 Local Bank should encourage to reduce their
charges of LCs

32. UNANIMOUS HARTALS AND POLITICS:
 The government and opposition
should join hands to adopt a
unanimous resolution in parliament
agreeing to an indefinite moratorium
on all hartals, as well as on all
student politics.

33.  Government must closely monitor not only
labor costs but also utility charges in all the
neighbouring countries, Bangladesh must
remain competitive.
 If necessary RMG factories may be given
electricity and water at subsidized rates.
Telephone charges for overseas calls from
Bangladesh are today among the highest in
the world.

34.  These charges should be reduced substantialy.
 Similarly government must ensure a steady
supply of power to all RMG factories.

35. TEXAPP ORAGANIZATION:
 TEXAPP Bangladesh 2014 - Bangladesh Textile & Apparel
Forum, which is expected to bring together Bangladesh’s textile
and apparel industry leaders and machinery importers of
Bangladesh under one roof, will be held from September 3,
2014, in Dhaka.

36.  The event, being organized on the sidelines of the 15th TexTech
Bangladesh 2014 International Expo, will discuss several issues related
to the Bangladesh apparel industry and also deliberate on how to further
take the industry forward in the coming years.
 Bangladesh Textile & Apparel Forum is expected to set the stage for
the Bangladeshi textile and apparel industry & machinery importer
leaders to focus, discuss, decide and set goals for the future of the
exports of their industry from Bangladesh to the world.
Based on the discussions held at TEXAPP Bangladesh 2014,
‘VISION 2021’ will be launched to further take the country’s textile and
clothing industry forward in the coming years.

37.  It is really a matter of great interest to many – how the economy of
Bangladesh continues to grow at a steady pace, sometimes even
when rowing against the tide.
 Now we envision Bangladesh achieving the middle-income country
status by 2021.
 We firmly believe that our dream will come true within the stipulated
time and the RMG industry will certainly play a crucial role in
materialising the dream.

38.  It is important that the new government
convey a clear impression to helping the RMG
sector to save the backbone of the
Bangladesh economy.
 we hope that success will require good team
work and co-ordination within the
government .

39. 1)Online Internet.
2)BGMEA website
3)Global trade info
4)Texapp organization.
5)Mckinwey company.
6)Textile magazine.bd
7)Dhaka tribune.
8)Google image.

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