Steps taken to ensure compliance in 1550 RMG factories

Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali in his budget speech on Thursday said a target has been set to ensure compliance in 1550 factories in the ready-made garment sector during fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) with a view to ensuring a decent work environment, reports BSS.

Placing the national budget for fiscal year 2024-25 in the Jatiya Sangsad, Ali said to ensure overall welfare and improve workers' living standards, the process of creating a database by including information of 0.3 million workers in the first phase through a software named 'Labour Information Management System (LIMS)' is underway.

Together with this, a target has also been set to provide free primary healthcare services to 0.37 million workers and recreational services to 0.45 million workers, he said.