US considers withdrawal of GSP facility for Bangladesh

摘要

A Subcommittee of the US Trade Policy Staff Committee is considering whether to recommend that duty-free treatment on imports from Bangladesh, the world's second largest exporter of RMG products, under the GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) programme should be withdrawn, suspended or limited. This is based on the most recent available information, including updated reports from the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations), on the grounds that the Government of Bangladesh is not addressing workers' rights, specifically the right of association and the right to organise and bargain collectively.