Post-MFA scenario
The female workers are becoming prostitutes and eventually committing suicide, failing to live such a horrible life. Even those, who are still employed, are struggling to meet both ends with the meagre salary offered and facing lots of problems on the social front. The factory owners are more concerned about playing down the number of suicide cases with the help of police.
The top brass of the BGMEA (Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association) is seeing a win-win situation in the post-MFA era, only on the basis of some statistics. The government seems unruffled by the imminent disaster to its highest contributor to forex.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. In the budget the government has allocated a special fund for job-cuts in general. A special fund exclusively for the garment sector should be allocated and effectively applied to face the looming disaster in social and economic fronts. The complacency on the part of the government, the BGMEA and other concerned quarters may lead to fatal consequences for the nation.