A 7-member delegation of the German Parliamentary Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development is set to arrive in Bangladesh Saturday on a five-day visit to assess the situation in the RMG Sector.
The delegation will be headed by Dagmar Woehrl, who has been the Chair of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, since 2009.
Six other MPs from the parliamentary committee are Juergen Klimke, Frank Heinrich, Stefan Rebmann, Gabi Weber, Niema Movassat and Uwe Kekeritz.
The move has been taken marking the one year anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, said a press release issued by German Embassy in Dhaka.
According to the press note, the main purpose of the visit is to assess the situation in the RMG Sector and get information about the initiatives taken so far in this sector to improve the health and safety standards for the Bangladeshi workers.
The delegation will also meet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, Minister for Commerce Tofail Ahmed and other political leaders, said the press release.
It stated: “Moreover, the delegation will travel to Savar to visit survivors of the collapsed Rana Plaza building at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) which receives funding from German Development Cooperation. In addition, they will visit a couple of factories in Savar to get an impression of the working conditions of Bangladeshi workers.”
“In addition, the Members of Parliament will visit two projects that focus on the inclusion of street children and victims of acid attacks to demonstrate their solidarity with those vulnerable groups in need of support. Finally, on April 29 the delegation will brief the journalists on the outcome of the visit at a press conference.”
