The National Tripartite Committee on Building and Fire Safety in the readymade garment sector on Thursday decided to set up a tripartite technical
\nsub-committee to monitor and assess factory safety.
\nAt the first meeting of the National Tripartite Committee at the ministry of labour, representatives of the government, International Labour Organisation and owners agreed that the sub-committee will be chaired by the ministry of labour and will be directly monitored by high-level Tripartite Committee. The ILO will offer technical assistance as requested.
\nThe meeting, chaired by labour secretary Mikail Shipar, also decided that the technical sub-committee will focus on the structural integrity of buildings and fire safety, including practical details of how inspections will be carried out, and co-ordinate with other assessments like those planned by European and US buyers and brands.
\nThe Tripartite Committee formed to implement the National Plan of Action on Building and Fire Safety in the readymade garment sector in Bangladesh brings together representatives of government, workers\u2019 and employers\u2019 organisations, with the International Labour Organisation playing an advisory role.
\nThe National Action Plan was formally agreed on March 24, 2013. The aim of the Action Plan is to take comprehensive action to prevent any further loss of life, limb and property through workplace fires and related incidents.
\nTo do that, the Action Plan identified activities in three categories \u2013 legislative and policy, administrative, and practical.\u00a0 The practical activities under consideration include assessing the structural integrity of all active RMG factories, developing and distributing educational tools on rights and occupational safety and health to workers and middle managers, and redeploying and rehabilitating workers affected by the recent accidents.
\nAmong the items discussed by the committee was a proposal to merge into one document the commitments made by the tripartite partners in the NAP and those they made in the Joint Statement signed on May 4 at the end of the recent visit of ILO high level mission.
\nThe Committee members agreed to merge both and finalise the document in a week\u2019s time.
\nThe Committee agreed to hear a report at its next meeting on the medical, vocational and economic rehabilitation of victims of the recent garment factory disasters.
\nThe Director of the ILO\u2019s Country Office for Bangladesh, Srinivas Reddy, introduced a team of international ILO specialists who will support the Committee in developing its work. The ILO team\u2019s expertise covers a wide range of areas, including international labour standards, fundamental principles and rights at work, occupational health and safety, fundraising and partnership-building, and communications.
\nThe representatives of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers\u2019 and Exporters\u2019 Association, the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers\u2019 and Exporters\u2019 Association, Bangladesh Employers\u2019 Federation, Bangladesh Power Development Board, Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, the Public Works Department and the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments attended the meeting.<\/p>\n

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