Press Releases and Commentary
Press Releases and Commentary
WRC Updates Universities on Pakistan Accord Progress
Worker Rights Consortium — October 5, 2023
Gap Inc. Signs Pakistan Safety Accord in US Breakthrough for Binding Brand-Labor Agreements
Worker Rights Consortium — July 20, 2023
10 Years after Rana Plaza Collapse, Founding Group behind the Accord on Health and Safety Calls on Fashion Industry to Learn Their Lesson
Worker Rights Consortium — April 21, 2023
Labor rights organizations hail advent of the Pakistan Accord
Worker Rights Consortium and Clean Clothes Campaign — December 14, 2022
Worker Rights Consortium Urges Apparel Brands to Join International Safety Accord on Anniversary of Deadly Factory Fire
Worker Rights Consortium — December 13, 2021
On Anniversary of Bangladesh’s Deadliest Garment Factory Fire, Worker Rights Consortium Urges Walmart and Other Laggard Retailers to Join Acclaimed Safety Program
Worker Rights Consortium — November 24, 2021
NGO Signatories to Bangladesh Accord Welcome New Binding Worker Safety Agreement
Clean Clothes Campaign, Global Labor Justice - International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, Worker Rights Consortium — August 25, 2021
Bangladesh Accord expiration poses liability risk to apparel brands
European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, Clean Clothes Campaign, and Worker Rights Consortium — August 19, 2021
Brands and Unions Have Three More Months to Agree on an International Binding Agreement for Garment Worker Safety
Clean Clothes Campaign, Global Labor Justice - International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, Worker Rights Consortium — June 1, 2021
Remaining Safety Hazards in Bangladeshi Factories Show That Apparel Brands Must Not Abandon Binding Safety Program
Clean Clothes Campaign, Global Labor Justice - International Labor Rights Forum, and Worker Rights Consortium — April 29, 2021
Why would leading apparel brands and retailers—like Zara, Tommy Hilfiger, and American Eagle—walk away from a life-saving inspection program that is the only effective worker safety initiative in their global supply chains?
Worker Rights Consortium — April 22, 2021
Four Major Civil Society Groups Release Dispute Resolution System and Model Arbitration Clauses for Disputes Arising Under Enforceable Brand Agreements
Clean Clothes Campaign, Global Labor Justice - International Labor Rights Forum, and Worker Rights Consortium — June 24, 2020
The Bangladesh Accord continues to operate but its independence may be at risk
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — June 13, 2019
Dhaka fire shows Bangladesh desperately needs better safety systems
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — March 6, 2019
Garment factory fire confirms Bangladeshi inspection agencies are not yet up to their task
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — March 6, 2019
Progress made since Rana Plaza collapse at risk
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — February 15, 2019
Bangladesh Government Attempts to Paralyze Accord and Strip Its Independence
IndustriALL, UNI Global Union , Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — December 10, 2018
Five Years After Rana Plaza, the Need for the Bangladesh Accord Persists
IndustriALL, UNI Global Union , Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — April 18, 2018
Why is the Bangladesh Government Scapegoating the Victims of Deadly Boiler Explosion?
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — July 6, 2017
Bangladesh Factory Explosion Shows Need to Expand Accord Inspections to Boilers
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — July 4, 2017
Statement of the Bangladesh Accord's Witness Signatories on the 3-Year Renewal
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — June 29, 2017
Textile Mill Fire in Bangladesh Signals Need for Expanded Safety Inspections and Remedy
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — June 16, 2017
Labor Rights Groups Respond to Tampaco Foils Factory Fire
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — September 10, 2016
Initial Statement Regarding Fire at Matrix Sweaters Factory
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — February 2, 2016
H&M Fails to Honor Commitment to Make Fire and Building Safety Repairs in Bangladesh
Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium — October 1, 2015
Labor Rights Watchdogs Call Walmart/Gap Plan a Sham
International Labor Rights Forum and Worker Rights Consortium — July 10, 2013
Gap, Abercrombie, and JCPenney Lag Behind on Factory Safety Initiatives
International Labor Rights Forum and Worker Rights Consortium — September 25, 2012