Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association

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Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association
Formation1996
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Location
  • BKMEA Bhaban, 53-54, Nawab Salimullah Road, Chasara.
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Website www.bkmea.com

The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association or BKMEA is a national trade organization of Knitwear manufacturers in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mohammad Hatem is the president of the body, who has been playing a vital role for the Bangladesh RMG industry in the national and international level. He is a prominent business leader of the country. It is one of the main organizations which is expanding the ready-made garments industry of Bangladesh, and assisting the government and labour organizations to frame policy guidelines for this industry. Although there are some criticism related to the commitment of the members of this organisation to raise the labour and environmental conditions within this industry, it is almost impossible to sustainably grow this industry without this organisation's firm contribution and meaningful programs. [1] [2] [3]

History

BKMEA was founded in 1996. [4] It has its own research unit. [5] BKMEA in a partnership with Save The Children has a program to eliminate child labor in the factories of its members. [6] It works with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit to improve labor conditions in Bangladesh garments factories. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Rahim, Mia Mahmudur (July 2017). "Improving Social Responsibility in RMG Industries Through a New Governance Approach in Laws". Journal of Business Ethics. 143 (4): 807–826. doi: 10.1007/s10551-016-3131-9 . hdl: 2027.42/146286 .
  2. ↑ Rahim, Mia Mahmudur (2013). "Legal Regulation of 'Decent Work': Evidence from Two Big Industries in Bangladesh". Australian Journal of Asian Law. 14 (1). SSRN   2297141.
  3. ↑ Rahim, Mia Mahmudur; Wisuttisak, Pornchai (2013). "Corporate Social Responsibility–Oriented Compliances and SMEs Access to Global Market: Evidence from Bangladesh" (PDF). Journal of Asia Pacific Business. 14 (1): 58–83. doi:10.1080/10599231.2013.741417. S2CID   154805915. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "BKMEA At A Glance". BKMEA. Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Trade bodies need more research". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Nasrullah, Nakib Muhammad; Rahim, Mia Mahmudur (30 October 2013). CSR in Private Enterprises in Developing Countries: Evidences from the Ready-Made Garments Industry in Bangladesh. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 141. ISBN   9783319023502.
  7. ↑ Saxena, Sanchita Banerjee (26 June 2014). Made in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka: The Labor Behind the Global Garments and Textiles Industries. Cambria Press. ISBN   9781604978780 . Retrieved 3 February 2017.


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