Leaders of BGMEA and labour rights organizations expressed their firm willingness to continue collaboration and cooperation to maintain harmonious industrial relations for the greater interests of the RMG sector.

They said years of hard work and dedication of both entrepreneurs and workers have brought the RMG industry of Bangladesh to the glorious position in the world.

Maintaining sound relations between the employers and workers through effective engagement and discussions will help the apparel sector to carry forward its achievements and keep the growth momentum going, they opined.

The observations came from a meeting held between the BGMEA leadership and labour leaders at BGMEA office in Uttara on December 6.

In the meeting BGMEA President Faruque Hassan said while the apparel sector is yet to fully recover from the impacts of the Covid-19, the increase in prices of yarn, cotton, dyes, chemicals and other raw materials has pushed the production cost up. 

“But prices have not increased proportionately. Moreover, recent surge in Covi-19 infection in the world including some European countries has raised concerns.”

In such critical situation, we all have to work together and be united so that our apparel industry can face all the challenges and remain competitive in the global market,” the BGMEA President added.

BGMEA Vice President (Finance) Khandoker Rafiqul Islam, Vice President Md. Nasir Uddin, Directors Md. Khosru Chowdhury, Haroon Ar Rashid, Navidul Huq, Rajiv Chowdhury, Md. Imranur Rahman and Mijanur Rahman and Chairman, BGMEA Standing Committee on ILO & Labour Affairs ANM Saifuddin attended the meeting.

President of Garments Tailors Workers League Shajahan Khan MP, President of IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) Mir Abul Kalam Azad, Secretary General of IBC Rashedul Alam Raju, President of Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity Ruhul Amin, President of Bangladesh Garments, Textiles and Leather Workers Federation Kutubuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh Revolutionary Garment Workers Federation Salauddin Shopon, President of Bangladesh Apparel Worker Federation Towhidur Rahman, General Secretary of  Bangladesh Apparel Worker Federation Tahmina Rahman, General Secretary of United federation of Workers Nurul Islam, General Secretary of Akota Garments Workers Federation Kamrul Hasan, General Secretary of Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Worker Federation Babul Akhtar, Joint Secretary of IBC Humayun Akhtar and General secretary of Bangladesh Textile and Garments Workers League Sahabuddin Chowdhury were present at the meeting.