Raising Standards in Bangladesh's Garments Industry

November 14, 2008—IFC was recently honored by the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association for helping improve labor conditions for more than 2.4 million people who work in the country's garments industry.

For five years, IFC has worked with the association to implement audits of fire drills, worker safety, and child-labor monitoring in Bangladesh's ready-made garments sector, where most workers are women. So far 1,240 factories have been audited and by the end of the year, all remaining factories will be covered.
IFC also designed and implemented at several factories the Productivity Improvement Program, which addressed a critical market gap—the need for local service providers who can help garment factories become more efficient and competitive.

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For more information contact:
Shazia Ahmed
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Phone: (8802) 8833757 x 145
E-mail: sahmed15@ifc.org