Bangladesh needs to consider the European Union (EU) threat to withdraw its duty-free, quota-free (DFQT) access to the EU market seriously and act promptly as the EU might take serious decisions dealing a big blow to the RMG sector in particular and the economy in general, experts said. They think Bangladesh needs to send out ... Read more
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EU for politically agreed formula for fair polls
The European Union (EU) has expressed hope that the political parties in Bangladesh will soon reach a consensus about the form of government that will be in place during the election. The 27-member bloc has also urged the parties to engage in constructive dialogue to agree on a politically acceptable and constitutionally viable mechanism for ... Read more
EU envoys concerned over labour conditions
Envoys of the European Union member states in Dhaka on Wednesday said that they were concerned about the labour conditions in factories in Bangladesh. They called upon the authorities to act immediately to ensure that all factories complied with international labour standards, including International Labour
EU issues fresh GSP threat over workplace safety
European Union trade commissioner Karel De Gucht has called for ‘immediate’ action by the Bangladesh government to improve health and safety conditions in the nation’s garment industry after a factory collapse last month killed more than 500 people, reports Bloomberg. The government of Bangladesh must ‘change something,’ De Gucht said on RTBF radio on Sunday.
EU issues GSP threat over safety in workplace
The European Union has warned that it would take trade action against Bangladesh through its generalised system of preferences that the country gets on the EU market if the country failed to ensure workers’ safety in factories. The EU issued the threat on Tuesday, following the
EU deeply concerned over labour conditions
Following the Savar tragedy, the European Union (EU), Bangladesh’s largest trade partner, has expressed deep concerns over the labour conditions in Bangladesh, saying that appropriate actions would be taken including through the GSP to motivate responsible management of supply chains involving developing countries.
EU to finance six HR projects
The European Union launched six new human rights projects in Bangladesh on Monday. The development takes place at a time when Bangladesh is presenting in Geneva its achievements and challenges in the areas of human rights to the international community within the Universal Periodic Review process (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council,