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Police clash with garment factory workers in Bangladesh

Bangladesh police used rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas against thousands of garment factory workers this Wednesday, after they tried to block a road leading to Dhaka’s international airport on the fourth consecutive day of protests demanding an increase in the minimum wage. Yesterday, one worker was fatally shot and dozens of others...

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Bangladesh Accord hands over 100 factories

The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Accord) has handed over the safety activities of 80 more readymade garment (RMG) factories to the government’s Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC), taking the total number of factories transferred to 100. The agency announced this in a press release on 19th December 2018. Accordingly, a...

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​What’s next for the Bangladesh Accord? Q&A

Five years on from one of the most tragic industry accidents to date at Rana Plaza, which saw more than 1100 people lose their lives, and the inspectors working to improve the safety of the textile factory workers might have to leave Bangladesh. An eviction of the Bangladesh Accord - which was set up by more than 200 apparel companies to improve...

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Decision about Bangladesh Accord further stalled

As FashionUnited reported a week ago, a restraining order by the government of Bangladesh has been placed on the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Accord), which was due to take effect on 30th November, then 6th December and now 17th December. In other words, the future of the Bangladesh Accord is still in limbo. In the...

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Update: What is happening with the Bangladesh Accord?

At the beginning of the year, international brands were urged to join the new Transition Accord 2018, the successor of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, which has run out after its five-year duration in May of this year. The new Accord was to guarantee a smooth transition. However, in the meantime, the government of...

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Bangladesh Accord update: significant progress but still major life-threatening safety concerns

The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Accord) has issued its quarterly progress report, finding that the overall remediation progress for the more than 1,600 factories covered by it stands at 80 percent. There is even 100 percent remediation from initial inspections at 120 factories and 90 percent or more at 665 factories. In...

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Fashion |UPDATE

Concerns raised against criminal charges against victims of Bangladesh boiler explosion

Labor Rights Groups have raised concerns after news emerged that local authorities in Bangladesh had filed a criminal complaint against ten people following the boiler explosion at the Multifabs garment factory in Bangladesh on July 3. The criminal complaint accuses ten unnamed workers involved in the accident of negligence of duty, injury, and...

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13 people charged following boiler explosion in garment factory

London - 13 people have been charged with a number of offences ranging from negligence to murder following a boiler explosion in a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh killed 13 people and injured 50 more, said police officials on Wednesday. Police are said to have linked the incident to three boiler operators who died in the explosion on...

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Bangladesh Factory Explosions renew Call for Action

London - Leading Labour Rights Groups, including the Clean Clothes Campaign, have come together to reiterate their call for swift action after a boiler explosion in a factory in Bangladesh killed at least 10 people and left dozens more injured. A boiler exploded in a clothing factory owned by knitwear manufacturer Multifabs on July 3, causing...

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Fashion's biggest brands commit to new Bangladesh Accord

To guarantee that efforts are sustained beyond May 2018, the time when the five-year duration of the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety will run out, a new Bangladesh Accord has been announced yesterday at the OECD Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct in Paris. “The renewal of the Bangladesh Accord ensures the continuation of...

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Bangladesh Accord celebrates third anniversary

On Sunday, the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Accord) celebrated its third anniversary, looking back on its accomplishments. And there are many, size for one: the agreement started on May 15, 2013 with just 19 brands and 2 unions and now boasts more than 210 company signatories; around 1,600 factories with about 2 million...

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Bangladesh Accord two years on: 'good progress, more needs to be done'

Two years ago, in May 2013, the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh was founded. Membership trickled in at first but after a few big (European) brands took the plunge, others followed suit. Today, the Accord includes more than 200 company signatories and over 1500 factories. It is a five-year, legally binding agreement between...

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