Bangladesh shocked by US decision
DHAKA - Agence France-Presse
People rescuing garment workers trapped under rubble are seen.
Bangladesh has criticised a “shocking” decision by the United States to cut trade privileges in the wake of a deadly garment factory collapse, insisting it had taken concrete action to improve safety.“It cannot be more shocking for the factory workers of Bangladesh that the decision to suspend GSP comes at a time when the government of Bangladesh has taken concrete and visible measures to improve factory safety and protect workers’ rights,” a foreign ministry statement said.
The US on June 27 announced it was removing duty-free trade privileges which had been accorded to Bangladesh under Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) , citing dangerous conditions for workers after more than 1,100 people were killed in a factory disaster in April.
