Protecting garments sector.
September 7, 2009
Garments producers and exporters have long been stating that there is a sabotage against them. They are saying that buyers’ are not showing the same enthusiasm as before, about buying goods from Bangladesh. This situation, according to producers and exporters, stems from various factors but the most pronounced ones relate to a kind of apprehension about Bangladesh’s ability to maintain its stability to be able to produce and supply apparels without disruption like in the past.
On their part, the buyers put the highest premium usually on unbroken peace and quiet in the exporting countries for the security and safety of their business. Export cargoes that do not arrive on time or arrive late can prove to be serious liabilities for businesses. Thus, the buyers are reluctant to maintain a high level of business relationship with a country which is portrayed as one where workers in its garments industries are seething with discontent and can trigger large scale rioting any time.
Investigations which were launched last year found sufficient evidences of involvement of extraneous elements in incidents of the large scale troubles in the garments industries. The warning from the RMG entrepreneurs deserves a careful consideration by the authorities concerned. All steps should accordingly be taken to ensure the sort of security that owners of RMG industries are demanding.
On its part, the government must also complete investigations comprehensively and effectively into various recent troubles in the garments industries. The ones who encouraged them should be clearly identified and the sternest uncompromising actions against them should be taken.
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