Bangladesh factory reforms “lagging” – but why?

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 factory reforms “lagging” – but why?

Close to a year after the Rana Plaza disaster, progress on improving worker safety and labour rights in Bangladesh has…

BANGLADESH: Plans to triple factory inspectors “significant”

A decision by the Bangladesh government to authorise the hiring of 392 new labour and factory inspectors has been described as a…

The just-style interview: Jeff Krilla, CEO, Bangladesh Safety Alliance

As the first-year anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building approaches in April, it is inevitable that…

BANGLADESH: BGMEA to work with Impactt to improve productivity

Bangladesh's apparel trade body has signed a collaboration agreement with Impactt, a London-based leading ethical trading consultancy, to improve productivity…

US: University apparel licensees to sign Bangladesh accord

The University of Pennsylvania has implemented a policy requiring companies wishing to sell branded merchandise made in Bangladesh under a…

UK: TV footage claims new Bangladesh factory abuses

Nearly a year after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, an ITV documentary claims to have evidence…

Comment: South Asia’s role in the post-Bangladesh world

While it may be too early to state with any degree of certainty that the Bangladesh bubble has burst, most…