Continuing with its no-compromise stand on compliance, North American retailers’ group Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety has recently removed 17 more readymade garment (RMG) factories from its suppliers’ list, taking the total number of factories it has cut all business relations with due to noncompliance to 59.
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According to Alliance’s statement, it has suspended the factories from its suppliers list due to their failure to comply with the review panel’s recommendations, closure or relocation and unethical behaviour by the factory management.
These factories are Ratool Apparels Ltd, Beaumonde Apparels Ltd, Campex (BD) Ltd, Hi-Tech Fashions Ltd, Smart Jacket (BD) Limited, Smart Jeans Ltd, Maestro 5, Shehan Specialized Textile Mills Ltd, Vanguard Fashions Ltd, Vanguard Garments Ltd, Valiant Fashion Wear Ltd, Anowara Apparels, CDF Designs Ltd, M&M Shirts Ltd, Nimmi Apparels, Tivoli Apparel Ltd, Dishang Sweater Ltd and Le Nouveautex Knit Fashion.
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Dwelling on the issue of business termination with the concerned RMG units, Vice-President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Mahmud Hassan Babu maintained that the move might affect the factories’ business with others.
“We are going to sit with the Alliance to discuss more or less eight issues, including business termination issues, as the announcement influences other buyers who are not included with the retailers’ groups,” Babu said.
