Promoting Green Growth in the RMG Sector Through Skills (PROGRESS) Främjandet av grön tillväxt i textilsektorn genom kompetensutveckling (PROGRESS) Det föreslagna projektet “Promoting Green Growth in the RMG Sector Through Skills (PROGRESS)” har som mål att bidra till utvecklandet av en inkluderande, miljömässigt hållbar och konkurrenskraftig konfektionsindustri i Bangladesh som kan erbjuda produktiva, välbetalda och trygga arbetstillfällen med anständiga arbetsvillkor för framförallt kvinnor och att sektorn samtidigt anpassar sig till den globala marknadens förändrade krav på tekniska framsteg och på att fabrikerna lever upp till standarder relaterade till miljö, klimat och sociala förhållanden.
Det föreslagna projektet kommer att ge teknisk utbildning till nuvarande arbetare inom textil och konfektionsindustrin med relativt låg kompetens. Tanken är att de nya tekniska kunskaperna som framförallt kvinnor och ungdomar erhåller genom projektet kommer att öka deras chanser att bibehålla sin anställning när fabrikerna i allt större utsträckning automatiseras, och att vissa färdigheter även kan överföras till andra sektorer om arbetarna ändå skulle förlora sin anställning i textilsektorn. Utbildningen som ges till de fabriksanställda och fabrikernas ledningar kommer även att innehålla aspekter för att öka deras medvetenhet om vikten av gender och miljö- och klimataspekter. The project “Promoting Green Growth in the RMG Sector Through Skills (PROGRESS)” aims to contribute to the development of an inclusive, environmentally responsible, and competitive RMG sector in Bangladesh that can offer productive, well paid, secured, and decent job opportunities to workers, mostly women, and at the same time, adapt to the evolving needs of the global market in terms of technological advancement and ESG standards. 
The proposed project aims to provide technical training to currently employed workers in the RMG sector with relatively low skill-levels, primarily women and youth. The idea is that the technical obtained through the project will enhance the chances of these women retaining employment despite automation, and that some skills obtained may also be transferable to other sectors if they lose their employment in the RMG sector. Furthermore, gender and environment and climate change aspects will be included in the training provided to factory employees and management. The project envisions contributing to the development of an inclusive, environmentally responsible, and competitive RMG sector in Bangladesh that can offer productive, well paid, secured, and decent job opportunities to workers, mostly women, and at the same time, adapt to the evolving needs of the global market in terms of technological advancement and environmental and social standards. By supporting RMG factories and implementing sustainable skills training system the project aligns its objectives with Swedens aim of creating greater opportunities for productive employment with decent working conditions for RMG workers. The project has two goals envisioned to be achieved during the four years of the project period:

Project Goal 1: RMG workers (including 60% women) have better retention rates and increased income due to improved technical skills and productivity,

Project Goal 2: Tier-2 and Tier-3 RMG factories have improved productivity and, environmental and social compliance and are offering decent employment to their workers.

The goals will be achieved through a variety of activities, including:

- the provision of technical support to tier-2 and tier-3 factories for technical skills development of RMG workers,

- technical support to tier-2 and tier-3 factories to improve productivity, and environmental and social standards, as well as

- the development of capacity of local technical consultancy providers for service delivery related to skills which enhance the compliance of RMG factories with environmental and social standards and increase these factories productivity.

These objectives are assessed to correspond to the development results that Sida is expecting from this project.