BOOSTING INSPECTORS TO HELP DHAKA REGAIN US TRADE BENEFIT
August 1st, 2013
The senior official at Bangladesh’s labour and employment ministry has told just-style he hopes the government’s recruitment of an additional 200 factory inspectors will hasten the planned inspection of 5,600 apparel units. Mikail Shipar, the labour and employment secretary, said he now hopes the assessments will be completed by December, maybe placating a United States administration that in June suspended some trade benefits for Bangladesh. This followed the Rana Plaza complex collapse that killed more than 1,100 people.“This will send a signal to the ...
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