Compliance issue of ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh: A case study

Bishwajit Das Bishwajit Das,Priyati Mukherjee Priyati Mukherjee,Md Mehedi Hasan Sumon Md Mehedi Hasan Sumon,Padma Kishore Dey Padma Kishore Dey,Ahmadullah Ahmadullah,Amirul Islam Amirul Islam,Kazi Mumtahin Afroz Kazi Mumtahin Afroz

doi:10.30574/gjeta.2021.9.1.0135

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Abstract

The aim of this research is to look into the current situation and difficulties that the compliance department faces in ensuring compliance in Bangladesh's Ready Made Garments industry. Data are gathered using a formal questionnaire from the compliance department of the garments industry, which is in charge of addressing compliance concerns in the workplace. According to the report, the garments industry faces the least difficulty in removing child labor in the workplace, followed by welfare services, workplace protection, workplace conditions, health care, and so on. The garments industry has found that freedom of association, workplace health and safety training, violence and bullying, and extended working hours are the most difficult issues to deal with inside factory premises. It also shows that the most significant obstacle for top management in implementing enforcement is a lack of top-level funding, which is accompanied by a lack of worker knowledge of their rights, a lack of government involvement, and inadequate worker literacy. The results suggest that the garment owners need to change their mindset from pure benefit to a long-term enterprise focused on justice and quality. Governments, non-governmental organizations, and labor unions all have a role to play in informing employers of their interests. Via preparation, dialogue, and fair and periodic inspections, the government should show a firm commitment to enforcing the laws.

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Compliance, according to the Cambridge dictionary, is the act of obeying a certain law or regulation, or of behaving in accordance with an arrangement
The aim of this research is to look into the current situation and difficulties that the compliance department faces in ensuring compliance in Bangladesh's Ready Made Garments industry
The results suggest that the garment owners need to change their mindset from pure benefit to a long-term enterprise focused on justice and quality

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Compliance, according to the Cambridge dictionary, is the act of obeying a certain law or regulation, or of behaving in accordance with an arrangement. Compliance, according to the Business Dictionary, is the certification or affirmation that the person who performs an operation (such as the writer of an audit report), or the manufacturer or provider of a good, complies with agreed procedures, laws, established rules and regulations, defined specifications, or contract terms. Organizations are gradually using consolidated and harmonized sets of regulatory controls as the number of laws grows and the demand for organizational accountability grows. This method is used to ensure that the relevant governance criteria are fulfilled without duplicating initiative or activity. Employees in the textile industry are likely to operate in a mild setting. These compliances or guidelines are required to run a business.

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