Japan praises BD's improved labour environment

A Japanese parliamentary delegation engaged in labour issues on Wednesday praised improved working conditions in Bangladesh factories but emphasised that more efforts are needed for further progress, reports UNB.

"We must admit that the labour environment has improved, but there is still room for further progress," said Kenta Izumi, Member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.

Izumi led the delegation members of the Japanese Parliamentarians' League on the International Labour Organization (ILO) when they paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Wednesday.

During the meeting, Izumi shared his observations from the delegates' visits to factories both inside and outside EPZs, said CAr's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

Izumi added that during his visit to Japanese companies in Bangladesh, he felt a positive energy.

"We hope Japanese companies will invest more in infrastructure and other sectors," he said.

Prof Yunus hailed Japan as a trusted friend of Bangladesh and thanked the country for its cooperation over the years.

He noted that the relationship between the two countries is multi-dimensional.

He highlighted that labour sector reform is one of the key priorities of Bangladesh's interim government.