Making Microenterprise Clean and Green in Bangladesh

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00:08 I'm here in Boyup.

00:11 I met with shoe producers.

00:12 This region

00:13 is also known as the shoe cluster of Bangladesh.

00:18 Here

00:19 many family run micro enterprises

00:22 produce shoes for the local market.

00:25 What we see here are cleaner practices and an improved working environment.

00:30 This has helped boost local shoe businesses.

00:34 It is amazing

00:35 that these small firms can adapt so quickly

00:38 to a clean and clean technology.

00:41 Earlier,

00:42 these factories posed high health hazards

00:45 for the workers,

00:46 and solid waste contaminated the water.

00:49 Now

00:51 workers

00:52 are using masks

00:53 and are using gloves.

00:55 The introduction of digital technology has reduced waste,

00:59 and waste recycling plants

01:01 have been set up alongside here locally.

01:04 A safer

01:05 and cleaner environment

01:07 has boosted work productivity

01:10 and businesses' bottom lines.

01:13 The World Bank is helping about 40,000 microenterprises

01:17 adopt

01:19 environment-friendly practices

01:21 and improve product quality.

01:25 The World Bank is proud

01:27 to partner

01:28 with the government of Bangladesh

01:31 for a green,

01:32 resilient,

01:33 and inclusive development

01:35 on its way to upper middle income country status.

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I'm here in Boyup. I met with shoe producers. This region is also known as the shoe cluster of Bangladesh. Here many family run micro enterprises produce shoes for the local market. What we see here are cleaner practices and an improved working environment. This has helped boost local shoe businesses. It is amazing that these small firms can adapt so quickly to a clean and clean technology. Earlier, these factories posed high health hazards for the workers, and solid waste contaminated the water. Now workers are using masks and are using gloves. The introduction of digital technology has reduced waste, and waste recycling plants have been set up alongside here locally. A safer and cleaner environment has boosted work productivity and businesses' bottom lines. The World Bank is helping about 40,000 microenterprises adopt environment-friendly practices and improve product quality. The World Bank is proud to partner with the government of Bangladesh for a green, resilient, and inclusive development on its way to upper middle income country status.

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