The discussants also stressed the need for creating awareness about labour standards among stakeholders for the benefit of the RMG sector.

The roundtable was jointly organised by German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and German Retailers Association (AVE) in Dhaka to discuss working condition in the apparel sector.

Union leaders, buyers, suppliers, RMG manufacturers and NGOs participated in the roundtable.

Coordinator of GTZ Konstanze Ricken told journalists that the roundtable was aimed at improving the implementation of social and ecological standards in the RMG industry.

Lorenz Berzau of AVE was present as chief guest at the roundtable. Ranjit Kumar Biswas, deputy secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Abdus Samad Azad of BKMEA, BGMEA Director Lutfor Rahman, Editor of the Financial Express Moazzem Hossain, among others, were present at the programme.