Retailers in the United States were urged to compensate for the victims of Tazreen Fashions and Rana Plaza at the US Senate committee on Tuesday.
Kalpona Akter, executive director of Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, placed the recommendation at her testimony.
She also urged the retailers to sign an accord regarding fire and building safety in Bangladesh and voiced for participation of firms resourcing Bangladesh in the garment sector.
Kalpona recommended for ensuring trade union-rights for workers and withdraw false charges against labour leaders before rewarding Bangladesh with GSP facility.
She urged for ensuring workplace safety and transparent probe in labour leader Aminul Islam murder before reinstating the GSP privilege.
Pressures were also recommended for reformation of labour laws in line with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards.
The last recommendation was made for providing mental health services for garment workers who suffered the trauma of tragic incidents.
The outcome of this hearing will determine if Bangladesh will retain the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) facility in the United States.
The hearing on Prospects for Democratic Reconcilation and Workers Rights in Bangladesh will begin after Tuesday midnight Bangladesh time.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal and acting Associate Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, US Department of Labor, Eric Biel will take part in the hearing from panel one.
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, Ellen Tauscher and Executive Director, Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity, Kalpona Akter will represent the second panel in the hearing.
Committee Chair Senator Robert Menendez will preside over the hearing.