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Govt steps forward to meet factory safety standards

Star Business Report
The government has upgraded the office of the Chief Inspector of Factory and Establishment to a 'directorate'.
This is an important step in the implementation of one of the commitments agreed upon by the government in the National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety and Structural Integrity, and EU Sustainability Compact issued on July 8,2013.
Syed Ahmed, an additional secretary of the parliament secretariat, joined as the inspector general (IG) of the new directorate yesterday, according to Mikail Shipar, secretary to the labour and employment ministry.
"We have created a directorate and appointed an additional secretary as the IG. He will start recruiting factory inspectors as soon as possible."
"We have stepped forward to meet the safety standards committed in the 'sustainability compact'," Shipar said.
The compact is a roadmap that ties the government to three specific action plans: labour rights; structural integrity of buildings and occupational safety and health, and responsible business conduct with stakeholders.
The EU and Bangladesh resolved to work together on labour rights, safety concern, factory conditions and responsible businesses in the garment sector. Under the directorate, 392 new inspectors will be appointed to increase the number to 575 from 183 positions at present. Bangladesh committed to the US and the EU to appoint 200 additional factory inspectors for workers' safety.
In a statement, the International Labour Organisation said it considers this to be a significant step towards improving safety and workers' rights in the apparel sector ofBangladesh.
In support, ILO Bangladesh is preparing detailed plans to develop the capacity of the new directorate, including training the new inspectors in the next three years, according to the statement.
“Upgrading the inspection services is a significant milestone in our joint efforts to strengthen the capacity of the government, employers and workers organisations in addressing the working conditions, safety and workers' rights issues in Bangladesh," said Srinivas B Reddy, country director of ILO Bangladesh, in the statement.
A delegation of eight senior ILO officials from Geneva, Bangkok and New Delhi, along with a senior representative from ILO International Training Centre (ITC) in Turin, Italy, is currently in Dhaka and will be meeting the newly appointed inspector general of factories and establishments along with a team of incumbent and new inspectors, the ILO statement added.
The team will conduct a detailed assessment of the training and capacity building needs of the directorate and develop a three-year partnership plan.
Roy Ramesh, general secretary to IndustriALL Bangladesh Council, said the delegation held a meeting with them yesterday to discuss training of the officials in the next two years.