Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to ensure better nutrition to the apparel sector workers.
The two sides intended to improve the health status of the country’s RMG workers, which will have a positive impact on the lives of the workers in Bangladesh, according to a press release.
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan, and Dr Rudaba Khondker, country director of GAIN – a Switzerland-based international organisation – signed the MoU at the BGMEA office on behalf of their respective sides, the release said.
Mohammad Monower Hossain, joint secretary of BGMEA, Moniruzzaman Bipul, Portfolio Lead, Drivers of Food Systems Change, GAIN, GM Reza Sumon, Project Manager, GAIN, and others were present on the occasion.
Under the MoU, there will be collaboration to create an enabling environment for ensuring the proper nutrition of the RMG workers in the future, it said.
The two sides will provide technical guidance to strengthen the institutional capacity of the National WFN Alliance for scaling up nutrition activities for workers’ well-being.
Also, they will make collective approaches and mechanisms to improve workers' access to affordable, nutritious and safe food by establishing a Fair Price Shop (FPS) at factory premises, the press release added.
