Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Accord Gets Extension, But Fears by Worker Groups Remain
The Accord for Fire and Building in Safety in Bangladesh has received a last-minute reprieve, extending its…
6 Years After Rana Plaza, Bangladesh’s Garment Industry Remains Challenged
Six years after the Rana Plaza disaster, labor-rights activists are struggling to advocate for better safety…
Report Says Bangladesh “Shockingly” Unready to Manage Factory Safety
Bangladesh, according to some reports, remains far from ready to take over where the Accord on Fire and…
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Another Apparel Factory Fire in Bangladesh Calls Local Inspection Groups’ Takeover Readiness Into Question
A garment-factory fire in Bangladesh this week has cast doubt on the readiness of national inspection bodies…
Fate of Bangladesh Factory Safety Remains in Limbo Amid Accord Transition
The fate of the Accord's tenure in the Bangladesh apparel industry is uncertain at best, drawing into…
Bangladesh Sourcing Threatened as Accord Efforts Wrap Amid Lingering Factory Issues
The safety of sourcing in Bangladesh may be at risk without a fully-functioning regulatory body to monitor…
Bangladesh Safety Accord Begins Transfer of Responsibility to Government Body
The Accord on Fire and Building Safety is ceding its jurisdiction to a national body five years after deadly…
New Bangladesh Safety Accord Goes Into Effect Without Key Brands
The new Bangladeshi worker safety pact, known as the Transition Accord, has gone into effect without notable…
Renewed Bangladesh Safety Accord Surpasses 100 Signatories
With little more than two months until the new Accord on Fire and Building Safety is set to enter into effect…
Accord and Alliance Will Leave Bangladesh Next Year
Bangladesh wants matters of its own factory safety and compliance in its own hands. And as such, both the…
Renewed Bangladesh Accord Expected to Maintain Supply Chain Safety
Bangladesh won't be saying bye to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety next year—a renewed Accord is now in…
Bangladesh Accord Says Just 4 Percent of Factories Fully Remediated
In its four years post-Rana Plaza progress report, the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh said…
BGMEA Says Replacement for Bangladesh Accord and Alliance Won’t be Legally Binding
Just 18 months remain for the two in place safety initiatives that have been working to upgrade conditions in…
Retailers Seek Bangladesh Accord, Alliance Extensions
After the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh in 2013, two separate safety initiatives took on…
Bangladesh Accord Cuts Ties With Four Factories Over Compliance Concerns
Just one week after the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety accused three engineering firms of faking…