Bangladeshi workers.
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It is disappointing that the updated list of states qualifying for the United States’ duty-free GSP program still excludes Bangladesh, which was suspended in 2013 over concern about workers’ rights issues.
Although RMG exports do not come under this arrangement, re-instating Bangladesh is important as a vote of confidence in the work done to advance labour rights since the Rana Plaza disaster.
This progress and the work done by the government and the brand-led Alliance and Accord stake-holder initiatives on improving factory safety, deserves to be acknowledged.
It is unjust to single Bangladesh out for exclusion, when concerns about labour rights are international, and the new list contains 122 different countries including all other members of SAARC.
The government should renew efforts to persuade the US to allow Bangladesh GSP privileges. At a time when other countries are benefiting from new trade deals, it is vital to ensure that our exporters are not left behind. [/su_column] [/su_row]