International Accord for Health and Safety in the Garment Industry
13 Years After Rana Plaza Collapse, Root Causes of ‘Death Traps’ Persist
Despite more than a decade of hard-won progress, the work of ensuring safe factories is far from over.
Pakistan Accord Renewal Exposes Fault Lines in Brand Commitments
While the binding agreement will be preserved in its current form through 2029, at least two brands have…
Is Garment Factory Safety in Bangladesh Backsliding?
More than a decade after the collapse of Rana Plaza, a spate of recent tragedies and near-tragedies raises…
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Extreme heat, exacerbated by climate breakdown, is turning into a full-blown health and safety crisis. What…
Bangladeshi Factory Safety Monitor Admits Work is ‘Not Without Its Challenges’
Worker rights groups have accused the RMG Sustainability Council, which handles safety inspections and…
Garment Worker Safety in Bangladesh Risks ‘Backslide Into Disaster’
The Clean Clothes Campaign and others warn that excessive employer influence in a tripartite monitoring…
Levi’s Signs On to Pakistan Accord
It's being hailed as an important victory for worker safety in the garment industry, but some activists…
Amazon Joins Worker Safety Program. But Is It Enough?
The Everything Store has "officially" signed up to the LABS Initiative, which labor campaigners have…
Pakistan Accord Training Engineers as it Builds Capacity
An inaugural cohort of 14 is being taught to conduct effective factory inspections and flag remediation…
H&M, Inditex Sign Renewed International Accord
So far 60 brands and retailers have signed the latest iteration of the safety agreement.
International Accord Renewed for Record-Breaking 6 Years
This is the longest commitment to date, surpassing the original Bangladesh Accord's initial five-year term.
Boohoo Signs Pakistan Accord
This follows a report accusing the e-tail giant and others of fueling exploitation in the South Asian nation…
422 Facilities Named on Pakistan Accord’s First Supplier List
By no means exhaustive, the list is expected to grow as signatories share and update their supplier…
Gap Inc. Signs Pakistan Accord
The San Francisco-based retailer is the 65th fashion company to join the worker safety initiative.
Pakistan Accord: 8-Month Pilot Study Reveals Factory Progress and Potential
The report uncovered "not surprising" challenges, including manufacturers looking for "technical guidance" on…