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By Naimul Karim, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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DHAKA, April 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Labour activists on Thursday urged brands to extend a factory safety deal in Bangladesh ahead of the eighth anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster, in which some 1,100 workers died.
The collapse of the eight-storey building near Dhaka - the industry’s deadliest accident - on April 24, 2013 led some 200 brands, including H&M and Zara, to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. That agreement expires on May 31.
Labour leaders want the Accord to be renewed in Bangladesh, the world’s second-largest exporter of garments, and extended to other countries with dangerous working conditions.
Fire and Building Safety in Rmg Sector: Brands yet to agree to renew accord
It expires May 31
Staff correspondent
Staff correspondent
Although the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is set to expire on May 31, no brand has yet agreed to re-sign the agreement.
Speakers from Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), IndustriALL and Worker Rights Consortium stated this at a press briefing, titled Protect Progress: The Bangladesh Accord and Garment Worker Safety Under Threat , organised virtually yesterday, slamming the brands for not renewing the accord.
The current agreement which has legally prohibited brands from sourcing from unsafe RMG factories will expire in five weeks, notified the speakers. Following the expiration, unless brands extend their commitment, there will be no such legally-binding agreement, they said.
By Naimul Karim
DHAKA, April 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Labour activists on Thursday urged brands to extend a factory safety deal in Bangladesh ahead of the eighth anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster, in which some 1,100 workers died.
The collapse of the eight-storey building near Dhaka - the industry s deadliest accident - on April 24, 2013 led some 200 brands, including H&M and Zara, to sign the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. That agreement expires on May 31.
Labour leaders want the Accord to be renewed in Bangladesh, the world s second-largest exporter of garments, and extended to other countries with dangerous working conditions.
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