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Skills for self-monitoring and compliance with clean and fair production in the textile industry (SCAIP)

Overview

The SCAIP project strengthens the capacities of the Ready-Made Garment Sustainability Council (RSC) to improve its monitoring of safety, labor, and environmental standards in Bangladesh’s textile and clothing industry.

Key activities of the project include: 

  1. Capacity development of the RSC: advising on strategic oranisational capacities and implementation planning; assisting to develop a training strategy for the capacity development of the RSC's staff; supporting to develop digital reporting processes and improved data management systems
  2. Cooperation between the RSC and state inspection authorities: advising on establishing structures for cooperation between the RSC and state inspection authorities; supporting structured dialogue to share knowledge and identify ways of cooperation; analysing the legal framework to identify possible cooperation formats and evaluating lessons learned in cooperation with private organisations and state institutions
  3. Advisory and training services for a fair and clean production: strengthening the knowledge of workers on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS); supporting the development of trainings courses for RSC engineers to provide enhanced services; advising on developing training courses on the management of grievance and redress mechanisms with a specific emphasis on gender-based violence

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Key information

Start date

November 2022

End date

October 2026

Target group(s)

Trade unions; Government institutions; Companies; Business associations; Workers; Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives (MSI) partner countries/EU

Sector(s)

garment and textile

Type of initiative

Country level

Countries of intervention

Bangladesh

Type(s) of support

Information and guidance on due diligence process and legal requirements;  Practical tools for supply chain management, risk assessment and reporting; Industry collaboration and stakeholder engagement; Producer/supplier capacity building and empowerment

Type(s) of contributor

EU Member State; Non-EU Country

Contributor(s)

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); Ministry of Commerce (MoC) Bangladesh

Implementing organisation(s)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH; Ready-Made-Garment Sustainability Council (RSC)