Tag Archives: Accord

In reaction to recent statements concerning the future of the Bangladesh Accord, the Witness Signatories to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh—Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and the Worker Rights Consortium—wish to respond regarding the continuation of the Accord's inspection programme. Recent statements have led some to erroneously believe that the Accord is scheduled to end in 2018, and one should ask whether such an early departure is even desirable given the limited progress made in the development of a credible and functioning national safety regulatory body.

Shirin has been with us for 12 years, Mahmuda for nine, Rakib for six. The number of workers who have worked for us in one particular factory for over 10 years is massive. Most live in Khilkhet, where we have one of our factories. We are currently scheduled to shift to a new one in Bangla

RMG factories that did not meet the criteria on workplace safety by retailers’ platforms are now seeing a sharp decline in the number of work orders from foreign buyers.

Published in the Daily Star on July 3, 2017 The extension of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh by three more years was unexpected as the decision was taken unilaterally by the trade unions, retailers and global ...

Some news highlights relevant to RMG sector: BGMEA proposes a single inspection agency rather than present Accord, Alliance and the National Initiative. BGMEA also wants to remove ‘legally binding’ terminology from Accord and Alliance agreements.

Some RMG industry related news from media today are: Accord: Accord, the garment factory inspection agency sponsored by the European retailers, is presently in discussion with the government of Bangladesh to extend its tenure beyond June 2018, by another three years to 2021.