In September 2013, AmCham led a delegation of senior global and regional executives from the Apparel, Footwear and Textile sector to meet with Bangladesh Government officials. The trip developed an ongoing constructive dialogue and collaboration between the business sectors and the Government in achieving full potential for growth.
The key near and longer term discussion topics include: middle-level management education and training, sustainable factory models, and infrastructure developments. Major brands and retailed expressed interests as they have grown their businesses in tandem with the substantial industrial growth in the country. The companies are very much interested in seeing this growth continue, with expectations that the overall quality and size of the industries can move to the next level of sustainable development.
The delegation meetings facilitated the building of a strong win-win environment mutually beneficial for the country as well as for the companies, as both the industry and the Bangladesh Government share the same desires to achieve long-term goals of employing more people, providing safer working conditions, and producing a broad range of excellent products.