Milestone
Year: 2005-2023
Managing Director:
Md. Rafiqul Haque
Board of Directors: 4
Production Capacity Enhanced: 80%
Year: 2024-Till Now
New Management!
Managing Director:
A K FAZLUL HAQUE
Board of Directors: 4
Production Capacity Enhanced: 80%
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Manufacturing:
Our dedicated teams ensure high quality and craftsmanship standard. remains consistent whether order quantity is 1,000 or 100,000 pieces.
MOQ:
Minimum order quantity is 2,000 pieces per color, per style. A large order quantity allows higher efficiency at a reduced manufacturing cost.
Lead Time:
– 90 days from fabric approval (imported fabric by sea shipment)
– 120 days from fabric / print design or color selection (imported fabric by sea shipment)
Process & Quality:
A strict regime of internal audits, critical process check, 3rd party testing on fabric / accessories / garments and Pre-final Inspection @ AQL 2.5 are done prior to shipment.
Product:
We manufacturer value added and fashion products: Ladies tops, blouse, dress, skirt, night wear, girl’s dress, hospital uniform, school uniform and men’s casual wear shirts, shorts and boxer.
Design & Development:
We can assist customers with creating fits and design for garments. We offer choices of fabrication, wide range of accessories and different packaging method: flat pack, boxed pack, hanging garments, etc.
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning):
Our core functions are based on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). We strive continuously to reduce wastage of materials and increase production efficiency.
HR Policy:
We follow a strict Code of Conduct (CoC) imbedded in our corporate HR policy – a guideline to follow our company’s rules and regulations and value every individual, including our employees and customers.
Electronic Payment System:
Our electronic payment system for salary and bill payments has reduced. cost, eased payment method, heightened security, and reduced financial risk.
HR & Compliance
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Internal Compliance Team
Versatile Apparel (PVT.) Ltd. has its own dedicated Internal Compliance team having a Compliance Manager who is under the direct supervision of Managing Director. All the Compliance Officers are well educated in Local labor Law, Company law, as well as Environmental Law. They are also trained in Wages and Benefit policy, Health & Safety policy. The compliance officers conduct daily routine check of the factory and report to the Managing Director through the Compliance Manager. Compliance Manager is involved in Conducting Training Programs for workers on Compliance Issues.
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Recruitment Policy
Versatile Apparel (PVT.) Ltd. has a written Recruitment Policy. All Recruits are above 18 years of age. It has a strong Recruitment committee, where the Managing Director directly takes part to recruit the workers and staffs considering the age first then experiences and skills.
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Record Policy
Versatile Apparel (PVT.) Ltd. maintains Personal File for all workers and staffs with their full Bio data and necessary particulars. The factory always arranges Attendance Card, makes record of Working Hour, Salary Statement, Leave Record, Disciplinary Action, etc.
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Forced Labor
Versatile Apparel (PVT.) Ltd. has no any practice of use forced labor, whether in the form ofprison labor, indentured labor, bonded labor or otherwise
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Child Labor
No person is employed here at an age younger than 18 or younger than the age for completing a certain level of education in Bangladesh where such age is higher than 18.
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Harassment or Abuse
Every employee is treated with respect and dignity. No employee is subject to any physical, sexual, psychological or verbal harassment or abuse.
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Nondiscriminat ion
No person is subject to any discrimination in employment, including hiring, salary, benefits, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement, on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, political opinion, or social or ethnic origin.
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Health and Safety
Versatile Apparel (PVT.) Ltd. provides a safe and healthy working environment to prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of, linked with, or occurring in the course of work or as a result of the operation of employer facilities. HN believes that in a sound work place workers can give their best output to reach at the goal.
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Freedom of Association and Collective
Versatile Apparel Management recognizes and respects the right of employees to freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining.
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Wages and Benefits
Versatile Apparel (PVT.) Ltd. Management also recognizes that wages are essential to meeting employees’ basic needs. So The Company pays employees, as a Garments Floor, at least the minimum wage required by our local law in Bangladesh prevailing industry wage, whichever is higher, and always provides legally mandated benefits. Wages and overtime charges are paid within the 7th of the following month. Versatile Apparel pays BD.TK.12,500 equivalents to $ 114.14 as the monthly Minimum Salary to a new worker.
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Hours of Work
Except in extraordinary business circumstances, employees are (i) not required to work more than the lesser of (a) 48 hours per week and 12 hours overtime or (b) the limits on regular and overtime hours allowed by the law of Bangladesh, and (ii) are entitled to at least one day off in every seven day period.
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Overtime Compensation
In addition to their (Workers) compensation for regular hours of work, employees are compensated for overtime hours at such premium rate as is legally required in Bangladesh or at a rate equal to the double of their regular hourly compensation rate
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Leave & other Facilities
Versatile Apparel (PVT.) Ltd. provides all kinds of leave benefits to its worker as HN treats all the workers as its valuable asset. Maternity Leave Benefits, Two festival Bonus, Yearly increment of Monthly Salary, Attendance Bonus, and Financial supports to all employees in accordance with the recommendations by the Social Welfare Committee.
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Health & Hygiene
The Factory is lighted well with sufficient Tube lights, natural flow of air. All floors are well ventilated and well furnished with sufficient hygienic toilets. Toilets are cleaned and well maintained with detergent, liquid toilet cleaner and flashing with sufficient quantity of tap water. Workers are provided with pure & safe drinking water.
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Doctor’ Room/ Medical Center
Considering the provision of health care facility to our workers and staffs under the prevailing labor act, HN has a complete dispensary supported by a Medical Officer trained in medicine and gynecology and two trained nurses. Necessary First Aid, along with supply of emergency medicines provided at free of cost from this dispensary. In the case of long term treatments of any worker, Versatile Apparel takes the patient to a better hospital. Under the circumstances the authority takes necessary steps to provide full course of treatment
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Dining Hall
Dining hall is situated on the 5th floor. Numbers of Ayahs are engaged to maintain a hygienic environment taking necessary measures. Two hundred workers can sit at a time to take their lunch
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Prayer Room
Paying the respect towards religious sentiment of our workers two separate prayer rooms; one for Male and another for Female have been set up near by the Dining Hall at the open floor top.
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Recreational Facilities
We arrange an annual picnic or special feast for the workers every year on our Bengali New Years Day or Pahela Baishakh. All workers and staffs enjoy and celebrate the day with a festive mood. In the evening, they participate in a cultural event.
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Safety Facilities/ Fire Fighting
The Factory has two spacious exits on each opposite side. The Factory is also staged with full range of Fire fighting equipment’s. Aisles are properly marked and are kept clear at all time to easily move. Fire drills are conducted every month. ZA Apparels has its own trained designated Fire fighting team, First Aid, and Rescue team who can be easily distinguished by their uniform. Beside this 40% of work forces are trained on how to operate fire extinguishers.
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Machine Guarding
All machines are equipped with safety guarding, Eye guard, Pulley guard and Needle guards etc.
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Personal Protective Equipment’s
Versatile Apparel (PVT.) Ltd. provides Personal Protective Equipment’s, (PPE) such as Metallic Hand gloves, Masks for all workers, Over lock machine Operators, Nose mask for spot removers, Spectacles for relevant machine operators
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Power House
To overcome the effects of the irregular and insufficient power supply system of our country, HN has setup a complete power supply unit to keep its production running. Heavy generator units have been set up for this purpose.
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Workplace Temperature
Entire floors are well ventilated by installing sufficient number of air circulation devises. Workers can work in cool atmosphere
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Environmental Management System / EMS
HN has set up of the entire requirements of ISO (0000000) standard and the company is going to be audited soon for the ISO (0000000) Certification by DET NORSKE VERITAS AS (DNV).
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