Absolutely - Bangladesh apparel factories are the most well organized and heavily audited workplaces outside of the EU and US. There are NO underage laborers in our garments factories. It had a possibility of happening in sweatshops employing under say 50 workers, but those don't even exist locally, they exist mostly in India and Pakistan. You can make butthurt comments, but at least make informed and truthful ones...ask first.
Because of Rana Plaza - apparel factories locally have world class construction standards (civil, electrical etc.), effluent measures and most importantly - worker safety standards (approaching EU and US standards in almost all case) and are subject to quarterly audits by big four global accounting firms and their contractors. This is reported to large EU and US apparel buyers on a regular basis. I don't believe any of this exists in either India or Pakistan to my knowledge. But fact is, none of these countries want to go the apparel route and the factories in these countries are much smaller on average.
Just to give you guys an example, EU inspectors inspect not only electrical wiring distribution systems in all export-oriented factories but use ultrasonic viewers to check proper structural rod placement in concrete columns and girders. There are routine training sessions on fire/earthquake safety exit plans compliant to EU ISO ISO/TC 92/SC 4 and TC108 standards as well as US NFPA codes.
