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Left in the lurch

Staff Correspondent
Families of the garment workers, who were injured or went missing in the Rana Plaza collapse, have received little or no financial support from the gov-ernment and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA),
according to a new report.
The families of the injured are struggling to bear the cost of medicines and treatment without adequate compensations and rehabilitation while those of332 unidentified workers have got nothing in compensation, said KG Moazzem, additional FROM PAGE 1 research director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), in a paper titled" 100 Days of Rana Plaza Tragedy: A Report on the Commitments and Delivery."
The paper was presented yesterday at a dialogue at the CIRDAP auditorium in the capital as part of a joint initiative by the CPD and 14 other civil society organisations. They had audited steps taken so far following the collapse - to identify the gaps and pressure the key stakeholders to take appropriate measures.
Families of the missing workers are in the worst situation. Although the information of 330 missing workers was collected, BGMEA and other authorities did not acknowledge them, said Moazzem.
The government should immediately complete matching of DNA samples of the unidentified victims with those of their family members and pay off com-
pensations.
The CPD came up with the findings and observations as part of its bid to monitor the progress in the implementation of commitments and moves made by the government, BGMEA, buyers and various international agencies.
They made several pledges after the death toll of the collapse on April 24 rose to 1,132, the highest in Bangladesh in a factory disaster so far. Some 2,500 others were also injured.
More than half of the dead were married and many of them even had children. The children are now in distress, Moazzem said.
The building had five clothing factories with 2,759 workers, according to an estimate by BGMEA. But the CPD puts the figure at 3,900.
After the accident, the government promised to pay compensations to the families of the dead victims. It also pledged to bear treatment expenditure of the
injured and rehabilitate the families of the dead workers.
BGMEA gave salaries, overtime and other benefits to families of2,759 workers.
But Moazzem said 1,150 workers or their families did not receive any kind of benefit.
Families of the 777 dead and identified workers got compensations from the prime minister. The remaining 82 are yet to get any compensation.
Of the injured, 339 were severely wounded in their legs and hands and so will have to undergo major operations and long term treatment, according to the study.
"These workers seem to lose their earning ability,” Moazzem said.
The government should immediately disclose as to how it will support the injured workers, ensure their long-term treatment and take measures for their rehabilitation, he added.