Alliance recommends production suspension in two garment units

The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety recommended immediate suspension of production in two garment units after detecting structural faults in those buildings, sources said.
The North American retailers' group requested the official committee to review the structural feasibility of the two factories-Jans Fabrics Ltd located in the port city and MAM Garments Ltd in Dhaka and take necessary steps in this regard.
M Rabin, managing director of the Alliance confirmed the FE that they have sought the official review committee's decision on the two factories.
Sources said the MAM is located on the fourth and fifth floors of a six-storied rented building which also accommodates another factory from ground to third floors. The Alliance inspection revealed that the factory has no original design drawings or construction documents or even the soil test reports.
The assessment also found that the building is overloaded and there are structural faults in columns that may endanger the safety of the workers, they added.
Syed Ahmed, Inspector General of Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments said they will visit the factories next week as both the factories' buildings are overloaded and have other faults and they will take decisions accordingly.