Consumer Association of Bangladesh

1. Presentation Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), a non-government Non-political and non-benefit willful association was established in February, 1978 at the inception of some committed occupants in Dhaka who was permeated with the thoughts of industrialism, a development that previously came to fruition in many propelled nations in Europe and America. Fundamentally began as a social gathering to shield buyers from ware contaminated and fake value climb it has slowly extended its degree to build up and defend consumers’ rights and interests in social, monetary, wellbeing and ecological issues.CAB was enlisted with the Department of Social Services, Government of Bangladesh vide reg. No DHA-01247 dated 14 March 1983 and with the NGO Affairs Bureau vide reg. No. DSS/FDO/R-197 dated 2 March 1986. Taxi is likewise a full individual from Consumers International. It is financed by participation expenses and by awards from contributors. Association Profile: Organization Name : CAB (Consumers Association of Bangladesh) Member no: 761 Joining date: 15 Mar 1981Region: Asia Pacific Address: 8/6, Segunbagicha, Dhaka-1000 Location: Bangladesh Type of Work: Campaigning as well as campaigning, Consumer Advice, Consumer Legislation, Dispute Resolution, Networking, Product Testing, Publishing, Research/Policy investigation. It has 500 customary and 100 partner individuals. Its strategic to enable Consumers with the information and aptitudes for the successful security of their privileges and interests.The significant zones of CAB exercises are: Consumer Information and Education, Surveillances and Monitoring on showcase costs and nature of basic items and utility administrations, consumer’s grievances handlings, crusade for safe nourishments and products, moral medication advancement and safe condition, considers and research on shopper issues and issues, Advocacy and campaign with the legislature and approach creators for order of Consumer Protection Law. 2. Goals of CAB: The significant targets of CAB are to: 1. make shoppers mindful of their privileges and obligations; 2. romote purchaser instruction, targeting bringing issues to light of customers against abuse, and giving them specialized information and backing for genuine assurance; 3. concentrate on shoppers' issues and build up a feeling of shared co-activity and comprehension among various gatherings, affiliations, organizations, NGOs and government offices working in light of a legitimate concern for the government assistance of the individuals; 4. trade data and information on different activities about purchaser security with national and worldwide associations; 5. sort out and set-up purchasers affiliations and gatherings at the regions and thana level 6.Undertake research concentrates on shopper issues and issues. 7. Create mindfulness among the purchasers about their globally perceived rights and obligations as buyers 8. Advance shopper instruction targeting engaging buyers with the information and abilities on assurance of their privileges. 9. Empower shoppers to compose themselves in setting up and securing their privileges and interests through sorted out activity. 10. Organize testing of items and wares to make the commercial centers more secure and customer agreeable. 11.Provide intercession and legitimate help to the abused shoppers identified with infringement of their privileges and interests engaged with the buy and utilization of products and administrations. 12. Cultivate and create contacts and contact with the national and worldwide associations having comparable goals. 13. Distribute instructive materials and feed customers with data and information on industrialism, shopper issues and issues. 3. Accomplishments: CAB exercises in shopper training incorporate for the most part the production of a month to month release in Bangla titled Consumers' Voice to furnish purchasers with data of different customer issues and problem.CAB addi tionally distributes a quarterly notice in English, which it disperses to various associations at home and abroad. What's more, it once in a while distributes handouts, organizers, and flyers on different buyer issues and issues and routinely gets ready highlights and official statements for scattering through the broad communications. Taxi routinely screens the market costs of fundamental wares and administrations to show the genuine value circumstance in the market and keep costs inside the buying intensity of general consumers.It runs a market observing cell, which consistently directs advertise reviews and supplies applicable data to buyers through national dailies. Taxi propelled a ‘Dirty Dozen Campaign' against 12 most unsafe pesticides. Prior, there were no rules on the promoting of pesticides and it is a direct result of the weight made by CAB that the administration needed to detail rules on the showcasing of pesticides and distribute them through a journal notice. Ta xi likewise did investigations on family bug sprays and marking of pesticides on packets.The association was exceptionally vocal and dynamic in making interest for detailing a National Drug Policy (NDP) and assumed a functioning job during the time spent establishment of the NDP in 1982. From that point forward, CAB has been routinely observing the execution of NDP and sorting out special exercises, particularly identifying with issues of insufficiency and poor administrations in the conveyance of general medicinal services. Taxi began an enemy of tobacco battle in 1981. Taxi is dynamic in campaigning with the legislature for prohibiting smoking in chosen open spots. Taxi is additionally observing the execution of the Breast Milk Substitute Ordinance instituted in 1984.CAB does battles on the side of breastfeeding. Taxi exercises incorporate association of courses, workshops, and gathering gatherings, road parades, dispersion of banners and handouts, and production of highlights in papers on natural contamination and debasement just as on safe street and transport frameworks. A standard action of CAB is the arrangement and improvement of buyer for development of purchaser development at the division, area, thana and fringe levels. These gatherings keep contact with the national level and manage purchaser instruction and inspiration and handle neighborhood shopper issues and issues.CAB runs a Complaint Center to get objections from buyers and stretches out specialized and lawful help to them for review. With the end goal of keeping the purchasers educated about the every day advertise circumstance and other customer issues and issues CAB runs a Consumer Information Center, which has a little library appended to it. It conducts concentrates on significant buyer issues, for example, product costs, utilization of BMS in emergency clinics and facilities, tobacco utilization, street mishaps, infringement of BMS law, sedate maltreatment and the like.It has been searc hing for the definition of purchaser security laws in the nation for quite a while. Taxi currently gathers its exercises in the areas of Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Gazipur, Manikganj, Bogra, Khulna and Barisal however has plans to extend the exercises in different locale of the nation, as well. A portion of the accomplishments of CAB are as per the following: The Milk Vita Company used to blend imported powder milk with cow’s milk and afterward advertise it as the cow’s milk.CAB uncovered this misbehavior, following which the organization needed to change its approach; CAB made significant mindfulness among the individuals about unsafe and superfluous medications some time before the order of the National Drug Policy, which subsequent to being defined, was advanced by CAB through an overwhelming effort; Since 1984, CAB has been directing efforts for the advancement and insurance of bosom taking care of and has been a supporter for authorization and usage of Bangladesh Breast Feeding Substitutes (promoting guideline) Ordinance, 1984; CAB was instrumental in the statement of the Code of Pesticide Marketing and aided the formation of a board of trustees to assess value circumstance, in the re-association of the Bangladesh Standard Institute and production of records for standard testaments, and in making of an advisory group to survey the corruption position in palatable oils; CAB was instrumental in the re-association of the administration's Environmental Pollution Control Department. The counter tobacco battle by CAB brought about the presentation of caution against unsafe impacts of smoking in cigarette promotions; and CAB has been perceived as illustrative of shoppers in various boards of trustees (both government and non-government) framed on various issues and subjects.CAB, notwithstanding, faces various limitations, for example, deficiency of assets, and a moderately moderate reaction from networks and populace bunches that keep c ustomer development from increasing a strong ground, and a general shortcoming of buyers as far as their mindfulness level and haggling quality in buys. Taxi's prosperity, along these lines, stays insignificant as their developers frequently conflict with the enthusiasm of the business network, who appreciates close to restraining infrastructure and has the chance to sort out coordinated exchange. 3. 1 Research Studies: Several exploration and study chips away at consumer’s undertakings are attempted by CAB. Data scattering to the partners and to the applicable government specialists are the normal practices. It encourages the chiefs to make a move and make medicinal future activity plan for guaranteeing the privileges of buyers in the nation. Study and research on â€Å"Awareness to the venders and buyers in regards to BSTI, and the affirmation marks arrangement of BSTI† in the time of 2000. †¢Survey and research on â€Å"Awareness and the status of Bangladesh o n keeping the customers right† in the time of 2000. †¢Research on â€Å"Market nourishment and bundled food† in the time of 2003. †¢Survey and research on â€Å"Unpackaged nourishment in Dhaka city† in the time of 2003. †¢Survey and research on â€Å"Health administration: The current status of Bangladesh (1. 5 years)† in the time of 2005. †¢Survey and rese