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BGMEA & BracU partner for digital RMG factory mapping in Bangladesh

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Oct '21

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Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brac University (BracU), the leading private university in Bangladesh, for developing a digital repository of RMG industry workers. The repository will be used to design interventions and formulate policies for the workers’ well-being.

Bangladesh readymade garments (RMG) sector has a history of almost four decades, but comprehensive information on its employed workers is yet to be brought together. Being a labour-intensive industry and having the importance of the labour force to ensure sustainable growth, it is essential to have an accurate, complete and credible data repository of the entire workforce of the RMG industry, the entities said in a joint media release.

Realising this context, BGMEA and BracU have collaborated on this joint project.

“We believe that the MoU signing reflects the commitment of BGMEA for a sustainable RMG industry in Bangladesh and BGMEA’s vision for a healthy industrial eco-system,” expressed BGMEA president Faruque Hassan. “The digital repository will help to clarify misconception about the industry through empirical evidence.”

“Brac University is delighted to be a part of such industry-academia partnership and can play a vital role in bringing research integrity through this collaboration,” stated Brac University VC professor Vincent Chang.

Professor Dr Rahim B Talukdar, adviser, Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), BracU, remarked, “Through this digital repository, there will be knowledge and technology transfer between parties involved in the project.”

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