Bangladesh gets safety lecture

DHAKA: The International Labour Organisation said yesterday 80 percent of export-oriented ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh needed improvement in fire and electrical safety standards despite a government finding most were safe.

A spotlight was thrown on Bangladesh’s garment sector, the world’s second biggest which supplies many global brands, after the collapse of a factory complex in 2013 in which more than 1 100 people were killed.

Syed Ahmed, the inspector general of factories, said earlier more than 80 percent of Bangladesh’s garment factories supplying global retailers had been found to be safe.