BANGLADESH KNITTERS HOPEFUL ABOUT WORKERS’ DATABASE BY JUNE
May 1st, 2016
BANGLADESH’S knitwear makers have claimed to just-style that they are on track to establish a workers’ database by a government June 15 deadline, despite delays.
The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association has now refreshed its plan to electronically log an estimated 2 million workers employed at more than 2,000 factories, with details such as their employment history noted.
The industry lobbyist group had signed a one-year deal with local software firm duo Systech Digital Ltd and TigerIT Bangladesh Limited in 2014, but progress has ...
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