On April 24, twelve years ago, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh that housed five garment factories collapsed, killing at least 1,138 workers in a preventable disaster. MSN joins with others in the Clean Clothes Campaign global network and Bangladeshi unions in honouring the survivors and family members of the workers killed in this tragedy and reiterating our commitment to fighting the root causes of the collapse, including unsafe factories, poverty wages, corporate negligence, and union busting.

On this year’s anniversary, Bangladeshi unions and their international allies expressed a wide range of demands to address injustices in the country’s garment industry. Among other demands, they are urging Wrangler, Amazon, IKEA and other companies to sign the International Accord, calling for advances in the legal cases related to the Rana Plaza collapse, and asking brands to urge their suppliers to drop trumped up legal charges filed against workers following the 2023 living wage protests.

Take action:

• Call on Wrangler, IKEA, Amazon and others to sign the International Accord  
  Companies operating in Bangladesh and Pakistan should protect their workers by signing the International Accord. Urge these companies to sign.
   
• Urge H&M and Zara to stop the criminalization of workers 
  Trumped up charges filed against workers after the 2023 living wage protests in Bangladesh are still pending. Thousands of workers are unjustly facing possible arrest for demanding their right to a living wage. We call on H&M and Zara to tell their suppliers in Bangladesh to drop the charges. Contact H&M and Zara.

For more information:

• Learn about improvements still needed in the Bangladesh safety program (MSN, WRC, CCC)
• Twelve years after Rana Plaza collapse, it is high time for legal protection for workers (CCC)