BANGLADESH LEATHER INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE HEALTH AND SAFETY ATTENTION SAY EXPERTS

WITH decent working conditions eluding Bangladesh’s booming leather industry, an advocacy group has suggested forming a tripartite body involving the government, manufacturers and unions to help improve the sector’s health and environmental safety standards. Modelled after the efforts that have been made in the country’s textile and fabric-based garment industry, such a tri-party consultation committee would discuss the development of a leather sector whose safety and environmental records remain patchy, except for export-oriented units. In a baseline ...


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