The Bangladesh Country Session at 3rd UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights was held recently.
Media reports maintained this adding the session was held under the theme ‘Promoting Responsible Business Practice for Ensuring Sustainable LDC Graduation of Bangladesh’ in a hybrid format even if the said seminar, reportedly, encouraged lively discussion and debate on the role of various stakeholders in establishing a responsible business environment conducive to sustainable LDC graduation of Bangladesh.
Moderated by Mehruna Chowdhury from UNDP Bangladesh, amongst the participants in the discussion were Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association Vice President Mohammed Hatem, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association Vice President Miran Ali, Kazi Arfan Ashik from National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh, Director of Centre for Policy Dialogue Khondaker Golam, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment (Government of Bangladesh) Selina Akhter, amongst others.
Taking part in the discussion, Md. Hatem, reportedly, spoke on buyers’ responsibilities in terms of human rights compliance even as he maintained buyers should consider long-term contracts to ensure permanent employment of the workers, while Miran Ali on his part observed the EU rule will benefit the country’s businesses in the longer run while adding Bangladesh’s garment industry was somewhat more transparent.
