The Buyers’ Forum, a platform of the representatives of global apparel retailers, on Monday expressed concern over the remediation progress in the readymade garment factories which are beyond the purview of the inspection programmes of the European and North American buyers’ groups. In a meeting with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association in the capital, the leaders of Buyers Forum, however, expressed satisfaction over the progress in remediation under the initiative of EU retailers Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh and North American buyers’ group Alliance for Bangladesh Workers safety. BGMEA president Siddiqur Rahman presided over the meeting, sources said. According to the sources, the Buyers Forum urged the factory owners to speed up the remediation in the units which were inspected under the National Initiative supported by the International Labour Organisation saying that if any incident takes place in any factory it would tarnish the image of the whole sector . The meeting between the BGMEA and the Buyer Forum is a regular event which is held on the first Monday of every month. The representatives of 65 offices of global brands and buyers in Bangladesh are the members of the forum.
