Bangladesh marks factory inspection milestone

UK: Edinburgh Woollen Mill signs Bangladesh Safety Accord

Edinburgh Woollen Mill, owner of the Peacocks and Jane Norman chains, has become the latest apparel retailer to sign the Accord on…

BANGLADESH: Campaigners fight on for Tazreen families

Campaign groups and unions are renewing calls for meaningful compensation for victims of the Tazreen Fashions factory fire – almost…

BANGLADESH: Begins garment factory safety inspections

Inspections are due to begin today (22 November) on at least 2,000 garment factories in Bangladesh to assess their structural integrity…

BANGLADESH: Groups agree factory inspection standards

Groups working to improve safety in Bangladesh's garment factories are moving towards a common set of inspection standards, with just…

BANGLADESH: Better conditions seen as key to export growth

Bangladesh must improve working conditions in its ready-made garment sector if it wants to safeguard exports, a new report has…

BANGLADESH: Wal-Mart audits find factory safety issues

Initial results of inspections at Bangladeshi factories supplying garments to retail giant Wal-Mart Stores found that more than 30 posed…