BGMEA conducts social compliance audit on 1,381 factories
Friday, 12 September 2008
Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association (BGMEA) as part of ensuring social compliance audited 1,381 member factories out of 2,435 to support the overall monitoring activities of the organisation, reports BSS.
The audit was carried out in collaboration with IFC Advisory Services for South Asia-South Asia Enterprise Development Facility (IFC-SEDF) recently, a press release said.
Based on a questionnaire developed by the BGMEA and IFC- SEDF, the issues have been evaluated by 12 BGMEA compliance officers.
This monitoring data is now being stored in a database software. This software will allow BGMEA to efficiently evaluate and assess the compliance standard of the garment industry and take actions for further improvement. This is the first comprehensive approach to evaluate the social compliance scenario of the industry.
BGMEA will also provide some specific recommendations for those factories that need further improvement and periodically monitor the progress.
The audit was carried out in collaboration with IFC Advisory Services for South Asia-South Asia Enterprise Development Facility (IFC-SEDF) recently, a press release said.
Based on a questionnaire developed by the BGMEA and IFC- SEDF, the issues have been evaluated by 12 BGMEA compliance officers.
This monitoring data is now being stored in a database software. This software will allow BGMEA to efficiently evaluate and assess the compliance standard of the garment industry and take actions for further improvement. This is the first comprehensive approach to evaluate the social compliance scenario of the industry.
BGMEA will also provide some specific recommendations for those factories that need further improvement and periodically monitor the progress.