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Digital labour inspection system launched in Bangladesh
Bangladesh government has launched a mobile application to ensure quality labour management in the industrial sector. The new Labour Inspection Management Application (LIMA) will make the DIFE’s operations more effective by combining its key data gathering and management needs in one platform. It will also enhance data accessibility and transparency by making certain information available to employers and workers while facilitating day-to-day tasks such as factory license applications or the submission of complaints.
Factories failing to complete remediation may face legal action
Bangladesh government has decided to take legal action against the readymade garment factories inspected under the national initiative that will fail to complete remediation work by April. The labour ministry in a recent meeting to review the progress of Remediation Coronation Cell came to a firm decision that the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment would file case against factories, which will fail to complete remediation in time, in May. This would be imminent as the company authorities have signed agreements to fix the safety issues by April.
Govt cuts ADP by Tk 4,950 crores
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved a Taka 1,48,381 crore Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year (FY18) downsizing the original ADP by 3.23 percent. Considering the organization’s own fund of Taka 9,213.39 crore, the overall RADP size now stood at Taka 1,57,594.39 crore of with Taka 96,331 crore coming from local sources while Taka 52,050 crore from foreign sources. The portion from the organization’s own fund in the RADP also witnessed a Taka 1,540.19 crore cut to Taka 9,213.39 crore.
