RTMI, in collaboration with Kumudini Women’s Medical College and Hospital, Mirzapur, Tangail conducted 2 days ToT at Kumudini Women’s Medical College campus under "HER project Nurse Training Program" in Bangladesh funded by BSR. The goal of the project is to build the capacity of onsite Health Care Service Provider to systemically bridge the gap in quality of health services provided to workers in Ready-Made-Garment (RMG) industry. RTMI revised the training curriculum, developed an M&E tools & log book and finally conducted a ToT for the trainers of Kumudini Women’s Medical College and Hospital. The specific objective of the ToT was to develop common understanding among Kumudini trainers on the teaching methodology, trainer manual and the contents of the curriculum and familiarize them on the training materials/tools (i.e. curricula, M&E tools, logbook and Trainee manual) so that they can provide training to health care service providers working in RMG factories.

ALDI South is the largest retailer in Germany and ranks among the top ten global retailers ensure that their partners pay wages to legal minimums, meets requirements of Occupational Health Safety (OHS), social accountability standards etc. The AFA Project seeks to improve working conditions of supplier factories in Bangladesh beyond social compliance and auditing. The intensive training of the AFA project contributes to knowledge transfer and capacity building in the factories towards a long term and sustainable improvement. These commonly address the issue of OHS, wages, life safety, fire safety and also issues related to production like LEAN Management, bottleneck issues etc. The AFA Project takes a new, innovative approach to training. The aim of the AFA training is to improve working conditions in the supplying factories through a “beyond monitoring” approach. The target group of this training is the Owners, Managers and Workers of the supplying garments factories in Bangladesh. The workers, managers and sometime even the owners sit together for the AFA training sessions. Through this training managers and workers learn methods of working together towards problem solving without going into any conflict. In order to conduct training in the 20 selected factories (among those supplying garments to ALDI) they conducted a TOT in June 2013 to create a pool of local trainers which trained 24 participants, out of whom 6 were selected to conduct the training in the factories and the workshops. RTMI is providing a training consultant (in the pool of 6 local trainers) in the AFA Project.

RTMI recently conducted "Health Need Assessment in RMG factories in Bangladesh" with financial support of Auchan Group/WEAVE OUR FUTURE foundation. The survey assessed the first needs and the current health facilities for the workers and their needs regarding health in terms of physical & psychological health, environment linked health issues and workplace accidents.  

SNV, an International not-for-profit development organization, is implementing Working with Women Project, for “Promoting SRHR through Inclusive Business Practices within Ready Made Garment Industry in Bangladesh.” The project will create business models that will facilitate linkages for ensuring SRHR services and products for female RMG workers and at the same time demonstrating the profitability and embedded business benefit to RMG factories. RTMI conducted a baseline survey on current situation on SRHR challenges before project interventions. The objective of the base-line study is to provide benchmark data on SRHR service provision, accessibility, usage among workers, gender sensitive and other key social impact and outcomes indicators before IB model or any project intervention has been carried out.