“Despite the recent unspeakable tragedies in Bangladesh, the Alliance and our member companies will work with the Ready-made Garments industries in Bangladesh” former US Ambassador Mr. James Moriarty who is currently working as the country director of the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety said yesterday in a press briefing when the Alliance published it’s quarterly progress update on factory remediation and worker empowerment initiatives.
Mr. James Moriarty started his speech mourning the victims and family of the victims affected by the recent violent attacks in Dhaka while journalists and others joined the second quarterly call to discuss progress updates from the Alliance.
Country Director of the Alliance Mr. James Moriarty
The recent violent attacks have created a threatening environment and many foreign delegates have been shifted from Bangladesh, but Mr. Moriarty assured that, the Alliance would continue purchasing ready-made garment from Bangladesh despite the recent violent attacks occurred in the country.
Since it’s formation in 2013 after the tragic Rana Plaza collapse, the Alliance has been providing an unprecedented opportunity for apparel, retail and branded company members to come together and put forward concrete solutions that will be transparent, results-oriented, measurable and verifiable.
After the Alliance’s formation, it gave Corrective Action Plans to the garment factories in Bangladesh. As of today, 28 factories have completed those plans and a number of 83 factories have been suspended for failure to make adequate remediation progress
Collectively, the Alliance’s members represent the majority of North American imports of RMG from Bangladesh. The Alliance holds each member and their factories accountable to operate workplaces that are safe and effective in ensuring building and fire safety. The Alliance is supposed to shut down it’s operation by July 2018 after all the factories in Bangladesh meet remediation requirements.
