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Gap Inc. Signs Pakistan Safety Accord in US Breakthrough for Binding Brand-Labor Agreements
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords
Workers in Gap Inc.’s 14 Factories in Pakistan Will Now Benefit from the Accord’s Unparalleled Fire and Building Safety Protections The Worker Rights Consortium applauds Gap Inc. (Athleta, Banana Republic, Gap, Old Navy) for signing the Pakistan Accord on Health & Safety in the Textile & Garment Industry and encourages other US brands to join…
WRC Recommends Universities Require Licensees to Sign Pakistan Accord
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Safety Accords
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova and Thulsi Narayanasamy Date: May 30, 2023 Re: WRC Recommends Universities Require Licensees to Sign Pakistan Accord At its meeting last month, the WRC Board of Directors voted unanimously to recommend to affiliated universities and colleges that they require licensees sourcing university logo apparel from Pakistan…
A Decade After the Rana Plaza Collapse, Garment Workers Are Still Exploited
Country: Bangladesh, Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords
4 Firefighters Perish Following Pakistan Factory Fire
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords
10 Years since Rana Plaza, the Accord has some bold expansion plans
Country: Bangladesh, Pakistan
Issues: Safety Accords
Pakistan Safety Accord Update and Briefing for Licensees
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Safety Accords
February 21, 2023 Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to share further information regarding the implementation of the Pakistan Accord following our communication in December. The Pakistan Accord, modeled on the success of the Bangladesh Accord, will be a powerful vehicle to address fire and structural hazards in garment and textile factories, risks that have long…
The year fashion finally faced its social impact
Country: Global
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft, Workplace Health and Safety
Eight Important Moments in Responsible Fashion This Year
Country: Global
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft
Breakthrough: A New Safety Accord for Pakistan
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Safety Accords
December 15, 2022 Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to share the news that an agreement has been reached by apparel brands and worker organizations to create a safety program in Pakistan, modeled on the Bangladesh Accord. The program will be a powerful vehicle to address fire and structural hazards in factories across Pakistan, including more than…
The Lesson of Rana Plaza: Corporate Self-Regulation Is a Formula for Disaster
Country: Bangladesh, Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords
The Rana Plaza factory collapse killed 1,138 workers, more than any other manufacturing disaster in human history. These deaths, and the injuries to 2,500 others on April 24, 2013, were the culmination of more than a decade of mass fatality incidents in Bangladesh’s garment industry—most of them in factories producing for leading fashion brands and…