A seven-member delegation of the German Parliamentary Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development are coming to Bangladesh today on a five-day visit.
The delegation will be headed by Dagmar Woehrl, who has been the chair of the committee since 2009.
The six other delegation members, who are also members of the German parliament, are: Juergen Klimke, Frank Heinrich, Stefan Rebmann, Gabi Weber, Niema Movassat and Uwe Kekeritz, according to a press release.
Following the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, the main purpose of this visit is to assess the situation in the RMG sector in Bangladesh and get information about the initiatives taken so far to improve the health and safety standards for the factory workers.
The delegation will have meetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, Minister for Commerce Tofail Ahmed and other political leaders as well.
The delegation will travel to Savar to visit the survivors of the collapse at the CRP, which receives funds from the German Development Cooperation. They will also visit a couple of factories to get an impression of the working conditions there.
The members of the parliament will also visit two projects that focus on the inclusion of street children and victims of acid attacks to demonstrate their solidarity with the vulnerable groups in need of support.
