Another three readymade garment units have suspended production as Accord inspections found structural flaws in the buildings located at Mirpur, Dhaka.
The units belong to Four Wings Limited, Attune Garments and Natural Apparel. A review panel on Accord inspection reports made the suspension orders last week for 15 days.
Final decisions will be taken after further assessment of the buildings, a panel member told the Dhaka Tribune.
Around 3,000 workers were employed in the factories.
“We asked them to suspend production for 15 days. Further assessments will be carried out and then decisions will be made whether they (units) need to be retrofitted or relocated,” the panel member said asking not to be named.
After the start of first-phase inspections by Accord on February 20, a total of 26 factory units have so far suspended production as structural faults were unearthed.
Of them, eight units have resumed their production following necessary remediation. Inspection reports on more six factories are under the panel’s scrutiny now.
Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is an initiative by 150 European retailers to improve workplace safety in the apparel sector.
The review panel is comprised of representatives from the government, the Accord, the Alliance, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA).
Alliance is another such initiative by the American retailers.
