孟加拉国同意欧盟的贸易条件

Bangladesh agrees to EU conditions for trade benefits

Bangladesh has decided to amend its labour law and the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) law to comply with the European Union (EU) recommendations. The decision was announced by law minister Annisul Huq after a recent meeting of stakeholders and will be conveyed to the prime minister and the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

The amended laws will be introduced in parliament this winter, Huq said. Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed, junior minister for labour and employment Mujibul Haque, representatives of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) were present in the meeting, according to media reports in the country.

The EU had earlier called on Bangladesh to show tangible progress on labour rights to avoid temporarily losing the generalised system of preferences (GSP) benefit that allows the country duty-free export to the 28-nation economic bloc.

Bangladesh exported goods worth $18.68 billion to the EU in fiscal 2015-16, which was 54.57 per cent of the total receipts for the year. (DS)

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孟加拉国同意欧盟的贸易条件

孟加拉国决定遵守欧盟的建议，修改劳动法和孟加拉出口加工管理局的法律。这一决定是在最近一场利益攸关方会议后，由司法部长Annisul Huq宣布的，并将转达给总理和国际劳工组织。

Huq说，修订后的法律将于今年冬天在议会推出。据该国媒体报道，商务部长Tofail Ahmed、劳工和就业部副部长Mujibul Haque、孟加拉国服装制造商和出口商协会代表、孟加拉国针织品制造及出口商协会代表出席了本次会议。

欧盟早些时候曾呼吁孟加拉国在劳工权利方面取得切实进展，以避免暂时失去普惠制的好处，这使得该国可以免税出口到28个国家的经济集团。

2015-16财年，孟加拉国向欧盟出口了价值186.8亿美元的商品，占全年收入的54.57%。

(编译：杨朝霞)