Inspect all RMG factories to avert disaster: Mozena

Voicing satisfaction over the progress, US Ambassador Dan W Mozena has said the remaining uninspected RMG factories need to be inspected to agreed standards soonest to safeguard against another Rana Plaza or Tazreen Fashions calamity in Bangladesh, reports UNB.

 "Although the Alliance and Accord have completed inspections of their source factories, thousands of other factories have yet to be inspected for safety," he said.

The US diplomat made the remark while delivering his remark at the Sustainability Compact review meeting held in Brussels recently, according to the US Embassy in Dhaka.

Mozena said a growing and prosperous apparel industry is the key to Bangladesh's progress, and such growth is possible only when Bangladesh transforms the apparel industry, as charted in both the Sustainability Compact and the GSP Action Plan.

Listing the progress made so far, the diplomat said, "I doubt two years ago anyone in this room had anticipated such steps. I think Bangladesh and all stakeholders can take pride in these achievements."

He, however, said no one should be complacent for the achievements as 'critical steps' remain to transform the apparel sector as envisioned in the Sustainability Compact and, earlier, the GSP Action Plan.

Mozena said disputes between management and workers are inevitable in an industry consisting of thousands of factories. "Such disputes must be dealt with transparently and effectively in real time."