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Implementation Status of
National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety and Structural Integrity
in the Ready-Made Garment Sector in Bangladesh
Planned Activity with expected
completion time
Organizations involved
2 Adoption of National
Occupational Safety and Health
Policy (by 30 April 2013).
3 Review and, where necessary,
adjustment of relevant laws, rules
and regulations (by 31 December
2013).
Cabinet, MoLE
Organizations involved
The Cabinet Committee for RMG Sector has formed one Task Force on
Building and Fire Safety in RMG Sector headed by one Joint
Secretary of Ministry of Labour and Employment. The Task Force is
working on it.
MoLE, DIFE
Cabinet, MoLE
As mentioned above.
Organizations involved
MoLE, DIFE
Cabinet Committee for the A Task Force on Expansion and Simplification of RMG Industry
RMG Sector, MoLE, FSCD, headed by one Additional Secretary of Ministry of Commerce is
Department of Environment, working on it.
DIFE
5 Consideration of the
establishment of a one-stop shop
for fire safety licensing and
certification (by 31 December
2013).
One-stop service centre for fire safety licensing and certification needs
to be established to improve administration and monitoring of fire safety
at factory level. A Task Force on Expansion and Simplification of
RMG Industry headed by one Additional Secretary of Ministry of
Commerce is working on it.
A unified checklist for fire safety inspection has already been developed
and approved by the Social Compliance Forum for RMG headed by
Honble Minister, Ministry of Commerce. The unified check list is being
followed by all relevant Government agencies including the Department
of Inspection for Factories and Establishments and Bangladesh Fire
Service and Civil Defense.
Organizations involved
BGMEA, FSCD
This will be based on the findings and recommendations from the needs
assessment mentioned in the previous section and from the Accord and
Alliance.
Organizations involved
MoHA, BGMEA,
BKMEA, FSCD
As mentioned above.
MoLE, NCCWE,
To raise awareness of workers regarding fire safety and OSH risks and
IBC, BEF, BGMEA,
prevention mass worker education (including TV) tools will be
BKMEA, DoL, DIFE, FSCD developed by the ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
(FPRW) project. The Industrial Relations Institutes (IRI) under the
Ministry of Labour and Employment are involved for workers
education.
Organizations involved
MoHA, FSCD
Organizations involved
MoLE, MoHA, DIFE, SCD, Under the ILO initiated project necessary self-assessment and
NCCWE, IBC, BEF,
remediation tools will be developed and disseminated. This will enable
BGMEA, BKMEA
employers, unions and worker representatives to identify fire safety risks
and remediation measures.
Cabinet Committee for the
RMG Sector, MoLE, BEF,
BGMEA, BKMEA,
NCCWE, IBC
14 Establishment of a publicly
accessible database on safety
issues in ready-made garment
factories (by 31 December 2013).
MoLE, FSCD, DIFE, BEF, The MoLE will establish and maintain a database containing
BGMEA, BKMEA
information on fire safety including fire and other relevant licenses,
dates and frequency of fire drills, management and worker education and
training. This will be implemented under the ILO initiated project
Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector
by MOLE with the help of FSCD, DIFE, BEF, BGMEA and BKMEA.
Organizations involved
MoLE, BGMEA, BKMEA, The rehabilitation and skills training for victims of Rana Plaza collapse
BEF, NCCWE, IBC
have been included in ILO initiated project Improving Working
Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector.
The ILO has already started individual need assessment. A coordination
cell for this purpose has already been established at Savar under the
NSDC secretariat of MOLE. The Government of India and Thailand
have come up to provide artificial limbs to injured workers. The
Grameen Phone has approved 400 flexi load points that would be
operated only by the injured workers of the RMG incidents. Considering
the job choice of the injured the BRAC will explore job opportunity for
the re-trained workers.
Note: The implementation status of the NTPA is being monitored by the High Level National Tripartite Committee on Fire Safety and Structural
Integrity headed by the Secretary, MOLE. The Committee already hold two meetings (6 June and 21 August). Some issues relating to assessment of
structural integrity were discussed and necessary approval was given. The Committee headed by Secretary, Ministry of Commerce is also having
regular review of the NTPA. A standing committee headed by Secretary, Ministry of Commerce has been formed by the Cabinet Committee to review
the implementation progress of the NTPA and decisions taken by the Cabinet Committee.