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Published: 22 Apr 2021 07:47 PM BdST
Updated: 22 Apr 2021 07:47 PM BdST A protest in Dhaka on the sixth anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, on April 24, 2018. The New York Times
Labour unions and NGOs are calling for a binding international safety agreement that would guarantee the safety of factory workers to mark the eighth anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster. );
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In a statement, the Clean Clothes Campaign, or CCC, has called for people to commemorate the tragedy by preventing a similar disaster from occurring in the future.
As many as 1,135 people were killed and over 2,500 injured after Rana Plaza, an eight-storey building housing five garment factories in Savar, collapsed on Apr 24, 2013.
Fire and Building Safety in Rmg Sector: Brands yet to agree to renew accord
It expires May 31
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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.
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Eight years after Rana Plaza, garment workers continue to lose their lives in dangerous factories, highlighting need for a binding global safety agreement
âIt Has Been 8 Years Since The Rana Plaza Disaster. Whatâs Changed?â, 19 April 2021
There was outrage around the world when 1,134 people died in the devastating Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh ⦠In the aftermath of the disaster, major brands denied knowledge of their garments being produced there â with campaigners forced to dig through the debris to find clothing labels identifying the companies linked to the factory.
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