Shanto-Mariam University of creative Technology

Dept. of Apparel Manufacturing Management & Technology

Program: MBA (PFM)

MIDTERM ASSESMENT

Submitted to:
Suhal Ahmed
Department of AMMT
Module Code: MBA-6202
Module Title: Quality Assurance & Compliance

Submitted by:
Md. Shaikat Shahriar
ID: 192153016
Batch: 17th
Semester: 4th
Group: A
 Answer to the Question no -1

Working Hour in Bangladesh RMG industry

As per the regulation of Section 99, Chapter IX of the Bangladesh Labour Rules 2015, ‘Irrespective
of whatever there is in other rules and regulations, the daily working hours of all adult workers
shall be 8 (eight) hours, excluding the time for having meals and the break period. However, as per
the regulation of Section 108, the workers can be made to work for a maximum of 10 hours on the
condition of giving remuneration for overtime hours. . Night shift for female workers without their
consent is prohibited as per section 106. Extra allowance for overtime (OT) is guaranteed accord-
ing to section 108 with imposition of limitation for hours of works for women in consonance with
section 109. However, previous studies revealed that, in most of the garment factories, workers
are forced to work more than the prescribed hours per day ignoring the labor law.

Over time
In some factories, most workers were obliged to work overtime and were admonished if they re-
fused. In other factories workers willingly worked overtime to earn extra pay. Previously factories
had imposed overtime but this practice had now stopped. Workers had to work on Fridays and
had to work night shifts whenever there was pressure to meet a deadline. Fridays have two kinds
of work shifts; i) general, and ii) half day (7a.m. to 1p.m.). For general work on Friday, workers are
paid double their daily wage and for half a day’s work they are paid their daily wage. Some work-
ers had to work without any weekend holiday which is a violation of the BLA.40. If workers did not
work at weekends, they could possibly lose their job. Some factories deducted attendance bo-
nuses if any workers refused to work overtime for more than one working day.

Leave Facility in Bangladesh RMG industry

In Bangladesh Labor Law, maternity benefits have been increased to 16 weeks and the qualifying
service length has been decreased to six months, but this benefit is limited only up to the birth of
two living infants. However, these legal provisions are not consistently observed in practice. Most
of the cases pregnant women are led to ‘voluntarily’ resign rather than being dismissed. Many fe-
male garment workers either do not return to the same factory after giving birth or take a signifi-
cantly shorter amount of maternity leave. This situation is unjustifiable, not just for children and
women in their role as mothers, but also for factories which suffer from high employee turnover
and a continuous loss of skills and talent. 14 days of sick leave and one day for every 18 days of
work annual leave with full average wages have been provided in Labor Law. Workers should get
the sick leave with wages only if they can provide medical certificate. Sections 115, 116, 117 and
118 of Bangladesh Labor Law are respectively prescribing in detail about causal leave, sick leave;
annual leave with wages and festival holidays for workers of RMG sector .
 Answer to the Question no -2

C-TPAT compliance
Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) is but one layer in U.S. Customs and Border
Protection’s multi-layered cargo enforcement strategy. Through this program, CBP works with the
trade community to strengthen international supply chains and improve United States border se-
curity. CTPAT is a voluntary public-private sector partnership program which recognizes that CBP
can provide the highest level of cargo security only through close cooperation with the principle
stakeholders of the international supply chain such as importers, carriers, consolidators, licensed
customs brokers, and manufacturers. The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006
provided a statutory framework for the CTPAT program and imposed strict program oversight re-
quirements.
When an entity joins CTPAT, an agreement is made to work with CBP to protect the supply chain,
identify security gaps, and implement specific security measures and best practices. Applicants
must address a broad range of security topics and present security profiles that list action plans to
align security throughout the supply chain.
CTPAT members are considered to be of low risk, and are therefore less likely to be examined at a
U.S. port of entry.

Benefits of C-TPAT compliance

CTPAT Partners enjoy a variety of benefits, including taking an active role in working closer with
the U.S. Government in its war against terrorism. As they do this, Partners are able to better iden-
tify their own security vulnerabilities and take corrective actions to mitigate risks. Some of the
benefits of the program include:
 Reduced number of CBP examinations
 Front of the line inspections
 Possible exemption from Stratified Exams
 Shorter wait times at the border
 Assignment of a Supply Chain Security Specialist to the company
 Access to the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Lanes at the land borders
 Access to the CTPAT web-based Portal system and a library of training materials
 Possibility of enjoying additional benefits by being recognized as a trusted trade Partner by
foreign Customs administrations that have signed Mutual Recognition with the United
States
 Eligibility for other U.S. Government pilot programs, such as the Food and Drug Administra-
tion’s Secure Supply Chain program
 Business resumption priority following a natural disaster or terrorist attack
 Importer eligibility to participate in the Importer Self-Assessment Program (ISA)
 Answer to the Question no – 3

Health and hygiene issues in the RMG

In Bangladesh, most factories aren’t aware about the Health and Safety issues in RMG Sector. Most
Factory aren’t well known about the Safety as they haven’t Highly educated doctors and well trained
person about welfare aren’t recruited. I have mentioned some below points which are going badly
and corrected some Factories— Workers did not use gloves and/or masks while handling chemicals
and dyes in chemical storage area of Dyeing Department. In order to comply with The Factories Act,
1965, Chapter 3 and 4 of Bangladesh, management shall provide adequate gloves and/or masks to
the appropriate workers. They must be motivated through training to use such protective equip-
ment for safety. Number of toilets in the production floor are not sufficient to cover all the employ-
ees. Factory shall construct sufficient number of toilets in accordance with The Factories Act, 1965,
Chapter- 3 and 4. No soap and towels were there inside all the toilets in a factory. Soaps and towels
are to be provided at all the toilets in the factory. Fire extinguishers were found blocked in some
areas of the factory and were not easily accessible. All fire extinguishers shall be cleared from ob-
struction at all time. Area in front of fire extinguishers shall be marked on the ground with yellow
lines to indicate that the area must be kept clear at all times. Aisles were not marked at different
sections of the factory. Factory shall put marking on the floor with yellow lines to indicate the evac-
uation paths. No evacuation plan was observed throughout the factory. Factory shall prepare and
post evacuation plan at different areas of the factory to facilitate smooth evacuation in the case of
emergency. Drinking water closets were found very near (2-3 feet) to the toilets. As per The Facto-
ries Act, 1965 of Bangladesh, factory shall place drinking water closets at a minimum of 20 feet
distance from the toilets. Primary/secondary aisles were found blocked by fabric roll, cartons, gar-
ments etc. in different sections of the factory. Electrical control panel was also found blocked. Fac-
tory, in accordance with The Factories Act in Bangladesh, shall make sure that all the passages and
control panels remain unblocked at all times. No protective hand gloves were in use by the fabric
cutting knife operators which might cause serious accident at any time. Factory management shall
supply metal hand gloves to the operators and motivate them to use such protective equipment’s
for safety. In Bangladesh, most Factory don’t have Health system proper. They just show the medical
equipment’s to get benefit from Government.
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Form of service book

A service book shall be maintained of such size and in such form as may be prescribed by
rules and a photograph of the worker shall be affixed thereto.
A service book shall contain the following particulars-
 name of the worker, names of the mother and father and address of the worker the name
of the spouse shall also be written, where applicable
 date of birth
 special particulars for identification
 if previously employed under any employer, the name and address of that employer
 period of employment
 occupation or designation
 wages and allowance
 leave availed
 conduct of the worker.