Diplomats of European Union, United States and other western countries would report back to their headquarters about the progress made in the readymade garment sector in Bangladesh during the last couple of months.
“It was a very positive discussion. It allows us to be able to report back to our headquarters, what has been done and I think a lot has been done over the last few months,” EU High Commissioner William Hanna said after five ambassadors, including him, had a meeting with Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque at Padma Guest House on Sunday.
US Ambassador Dan Mozena, British High Commissioner Robert Gibson, Netherlands Ambassador Gerben Sjoerd de Jong and the CDA of Canadian High Commission were present at the meeting. Labour reform, factory safety and safety to work issues were discussed to introduce reforms as these were so needed for the garment sector to make it a sustainable one in the future, Hanna said.
“It was a technical meeting covering a lot of areas. The very useful discussion allows all of us to report back and to move forward in this sector.”
The foreign secretary said the government wanted to have a deep relationship with EU, US and other countries for the development of the garment sector.
A project to improve labour conditions in the readymade garment sector was launched last week and more projects on labour law, labour inspection mechanism and fire safety could be initiated with the help of western countries, he said.