International Health and Safety Accord

Accord will continue to improve factory safety in Bangladesh (November 2017)

Nov 15, 2017 —

Photo: Canadian union delegation to Bangladesh (2016)

On October 26, the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh announced that it will continue its work to improve worker safety in garment export factories “until a set of rigorous readiness conditions are met by local regulatory bodies.”

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Factory boiler explosion shows need to expand Accord inspections (August 2017)

Aug 7, 2017 —

Photo: IndustriALL

A July 3 boiler explosion at the Multifabs Ltd. garment factory in Bangladesh has reinforced the need to expand the scope of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety to include boiler safety inspections. The deadly explosion killed at least 13 workers and injured dozens more.

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Article by Garrett Brown: Bangladesh Accord extended three years (July 2017)

Jul 25, 2017 —

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Agreement reached for renewal of Bangladesh safety accord (June 2017)

Jun 29, 2017 —

Photo: Clean Clothes Campaign

On June 29, the global unions IndustriALL and UNI announced a new agreement with major apparel brands to renew the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety for an additional three years.

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Textile mill fire in Bangladesh signals need for expanded safety inspections and remedy

Jun 27, 2017 —

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Another devastating fire at a Bangladeshi textile mill reaffirms the needs to extend and expand the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and building Safety, due to end in May 2018.

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Rana Plaza Fourth Anniversary: April 24, 2017

Apr 24, 2017 —

On this, the fourth anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy, our thoughts are with the families of the 1,138 workers who were killed and more than 2,000 workers injured

Agreement reached to release imprisoned Bangladeshi union leaders, but crisis not fully resolved

Mar 22, 2017 —

Photo: IndustriALL

On February 23, Bangladeshi unions affiliated with IndustriALL Bangladesh Council reached an agreement with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Ministry of Labour for the release on bail of the remaining union leaders still imprisoned for their alleged association with a wage strike in December 2016.

Pressure mounts for end to anti-union repression in Bangladesh

Feb 22, 2017 —

Photo: Clean Clothes Campaign

The Clean Clothes Campaign and International Labor Rights Forum announced today that because of continuing anti-union repression in Bangladesh, five major apparel brands – H&M, Inditex (Zara), C&A, NEXT and Tchibo – and the UK’s Ethical Trading Initiative have pulled out of the February 25 Dhaka Apparel Summit, which will be hosted by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

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Brands must intervene to win release of imprisoned labour leaders in Bangladesh

Jan 18, 2017 —

Photo: IndustriALL

Twenty-two human and labour rights organizations from around the world are calling on international apparel brands to press for the release of unjustly imprisoned Bangladeshi union leaders and worker rights advocates and the reinstatement of 1,500 workers suspended or terminated for taking part in a wage strike.

Compelling and informative article outlining Bangladesh's apparel industry

Jan 13, 2017 —

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