Bangladesh Accord: Factory safety progressing slowly
Major brands among 77 to sign new Accord for safer factories
The International Safety Accord, a 26-month, legally-binding agreement aimed at making ready-made garment factories safer, kicked off on 1 September.…
New worker safety pact struck in Bangladesh
The new agreement, which builds on the progress of the former Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, continues…
Who has signed the Bangladesh safety accord – update
More than 220 companies have now signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh following the collapse of…
Bangladesh Accord: Factory safety progressing slowly
Two years after the Accord for Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh was set up, the group says it could…
THE FLANARANT: What’s really changed in Bangladesh?
There’s a huge gap in Bangladesh between two business philosophies: those with realistic profit expectations, and those who are obsessed…
UPDATE: Nepal earthquake prompts Bangladesh factory checks
Fresh inspections are being carried out on a number of ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh following the powerful earthquake that…