Bangladesh is an economy that is operating in the secondary sector. The secondary sector uses the help of human activities to transform raw materials into usable products There are a lot of natural and agricultural resources in Bangladesh. The country has a lot of hard rock, limestone, silicone sand, coal, and gas, all of which are important raw materials for many industries. Cotton, textiles, jute, clothing, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizers, sugar, and light engineering are Bangladesh's main industries. Bangladesh’s major trading partners for both imports and exports are the USA, India, Japan, China, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and other European countries. The import of both consumer goods and industrial raw materials is essential to Bangladesh's economy. Raw cotton, crude petroleum, wheat, oil, seeds, edible oil, petroleum products, fertilizer, yarn, capital goods, staple fibers, iron, and steel are Bangladesh's primary imports. The garment and textile sector of Bangladesh has reached a unique height by setting up eco-friendly green garment factories.
AKH Eco Apparel Ltd is one of the giant textile factories in Bangladesh. They have been in business for 25 years and their revenue is growing by 15% every year. Last year they have a revenue of 400 million last year and they are targeting a revenue of 450 million this fiscal year. In 2015 they got certified by the US Green Building Council and won the Gold Leed Award. Their slogan is We believe in Green Growth. By going green, compared to that a non-green factory of its size, Eco Apparels has made it happen to reduce its electricity consumption from national greed by 75 MWH per year by way of its solar system, which has reduced the use of fuel oil by 20 MT a year. Machines of cutting-edge energy-efficient technology and scientific use of daylight inside the production floors would save electricity usage by about 500 MWH a year reducing the use of fuel oil by 125 MT per year. The Use of energy-efficient LED bulbs and tubes has saved electricity consumption by about 720 MWH a year and reduced the use of fuel oil by 180 MT per year. They have been working with a lot of fashion brands across the globe.
AKH ECO APPARELS don’t work with local brands in Bangladesh and they take orders in mass quantities to optimize efficiency. They source their raw materials from their own subsidiary brands. They have 16 divisions under them, some of the others. In AKH ECO APPARELS they only produce clothes in a 500,000 ft of floor space, about 6000 workers work in 52 lines & produce about 1.3 million pieces of premium quality woven shirts, blouses, tops, and dresses every month. Their business is very profitable and they have invested more than 1000 crores over the span of 25 years.
I have talked to multiple employees and asked them some day-to-day questions about their work experience in the factory. The first thing I have noticed while talking to the workers is that they are very well-behaved and very polite and well-coming. The working hours of AKH groups are 8 hours every day starting from 8 and ending at 6 but they also have options for overtime. This can extend the time for 2 more extra hours of work in the factory. The workers get only 1 day of weekend per week and limited government holidays to spend time with their family. Most workers are very hard working and came to terms with spending more than half of their life inside the compound of AKH Group. The factory is very organized and beautiful. However, Eco Apparels will offer regular prices – no premium would be quoted for whatever extra cost it has borne for going green.
Written by Rowshan Year 11
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