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19 Jul 2019

Author:
Azm Anas, just-style

Bangladesh: Government publishes guidelines aimed at regulating subcontracting in garment industry

"Bangladesh guidelines on garment subcontracting", 19 July 2019

A new guideline aimed at stemming unauthorised subcontracting in Bangladesh's textile and clothing sector will help control its "unplanned" expansion - but at a risk of increased costs and lost jobs, industry owners warn.

They favour regulation of subcontracting but insist "effective" and "fair" implementation of rules are essential...The guidelines set rules on workers' welfare, labour rights and workplace safety, and insists companies take out group insurance for workers.

It also insists subcontractors join either the BGMEA or the...BKMEA...the goal of the new rule is to enable industry associations to monitor subcontractors' compliance with other standards within the guidelines.

The BGMEA head agrees there should be some flexibility to avoid the law having a negative impact...[the] president of the Bangladesh Garment and Industry Workers Federation (BGIWF) says that if operated carefully, the law will benefit workers....however he wants a parallel policy insisting that all clothing and textile sector workers join a union.