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A Decade After the Rana Plaza Collapse, Garment Workers Are Still Exploited
Country: Bangladesh, Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords
4 Firefighters Perish Following Pakistan Factory Fire
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords
10 Years since Rana Plaza, the Accord has some bold expansion plans
Country: Bangladesh, Pakistan
Issues: Safety Accords
Pakistan Safety Accord Update and Briefing for Licensees
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Safety Accords
February 21, 2023 Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share further information regarding the implementation of the Pakistan Accord following our communication in December. The Pakistan Accord, modeled on the success of the Bangladesh Accord, will be a powerful vehicle to address fire and structural hazards in garment and textile factories, risks that have long…
The year fashion finally faced its social impact
Country: Global
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft, Workplace Health and Safety
Eight Important Moments in Responsible Fashion This Year
Country: Global
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft
Breakthrough: A New Safety Accord for Pakistan
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Safety Accords
December 15, 2022 Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to share the news that an agreement has been reached by apparel brands and worker organizations to create a safety program in Pakistan, modeled on the Bangladesh Accord. The program will be a powerful vehicle to address fire and structural hazards in factories across Pakistan, including more than…
International Safety Accord launches in Pakistan
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Workplace Health and Safety
Labor rights organizations hail advent of the Pakistan Accord
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Safety Accords, Workplace Health and Safety
Expansion of binding international health and safety pact will save garment workers’ lives After a decade-long push towards factory safety for Pakistan’s garment workers, Pakistani unions and NGO witness signatories to the International Accord today celebrated the announcement of the new agreement: Nasir Mansoor, General Secretary of the National Trade Union Federation Pakistan, said:…
The Lesson of Rana Plaza: Corporate Self-Regulation Is a Formula for Disaster
Country: Bangladesh, Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords
The Rana Plaza factory collapse killed 1,138 workers, more than any other manufacturing disaster in human history. These deaths, and the injuries to 2,500 others on April 24, 2013, were the culmination of more than a decade of mass fatality incidents in Bangladesh’s garment industry—most of them in factories producing for leading fashion brands and…