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?
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
