End \\\'suppression\\\' of fledgling unions: Menendez

US Senator Robert Menendez has urged the Bangladesh government and BGMEA to take steps to end the ‘suppression’ of fledgling unions to help keep ‘Made in Bangladesh’ brand shining globally. “If the BGMEA and the government do not take immediate and concerted steps to end the suppression of fledgling unions, it is only a matter of time before another large-scale tragedy hits the country’s garment industry,” he cautioned. Menendez, also chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in his statement over the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, said the ‘Made in Bangladesh’ brand might get tarnished beyond repair if steps not taken. “The BGMEA and the government of Bangladesh must understand this simple message: Western consumers will not buy clothes that are stained with the blood of Bangladesh’s workers,” he added, according to UNB.