Government will appoint 222 second class officers for industrial inspection, says Tofail
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena has said Bangladesh made progress with the terms to get back GSP.
He made the statement after a meeting with Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed at the ministry on Tuesday afternoon.
He said: “Bangladesh has made progress in the field of factory inspection, labour abuse, and reforming labour act.”
Mozena also talked about TICFA meeting with the minister which is scheduled to be held April 28 in Dhaka.
Tofail Ahmed said US expressed satisfaction with Bangladesh’s initiatives to get back GSP.
He said: “US is satisfied with our initiatives to get back GSP. We hope that we will be able to submit the report within April 15.”
We have decided to form Alternative Dispute Resolution Counsel to solve their complaint about labour abuse, he added.
“The victim will be able to file their complaints with this counsel. The counsel will decide upon hearing from both the sides,” he added.
Tofail said the government would appoint 222 second class officers for industrial inspection within the next month.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
