Rewarding RMG workers

A US clothing company, VFC, and the garment owner have rewarded Bangladeshi garment workers for putting out a fire on their own. The reward will encourage workers to gain some safety knowledge so that they can use it during the time of emergency. I hope other world- renowned clothing giants will follow this to make the whole working atmosphere of the ready-made garments congenial.
The RMG sector has been passing through a rough time as it is yet to recover its loss from the pre-election political unrest. The RMG sector needs much more time to get back on its feet. The Rana Plaza incident also hurt the RMG sector badly and we gathered a lot of negative publicity in the international media.
The government is trying to brighten up the image of our country which was further dented by the one-party general election. Bangladesh has a huge potential in the garment sector but we have not yet realised it to its optimum level.
The international buyers have an important role to play to improve the working conditions of Bangladesh RMG factories. I am sure with cooperation from all sectors, we can make our RMG a leader in the apparel sector in the world.
 
Masud Rana
Dhanmondi,Dhaka