BANGLADESH CLOTHING INDUSTRY SAYS RANA PLAZA ACCIDENT PROMPTED HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
April 1st, 2018
FIVE years after the Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh’s apparel industry has undergone expensive structural transformation, but a fair price for garment producers remains elusive, industry-insiders and trade unionists say.
The Dhaka-based Envoy Group, which spent between USD2 million and USD2.5 million on a health and safety makeover following the tragedy accepts it was “a turning point in taking the industry to the next level”, said Abdus Salam Murshedy, Envoy’s managing director.
All divisions of Envoy have been assessed and certified by the Accord on ...
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