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International Safety Accord launches in Pakistan
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Workplace Health and Safety
Labor rights organizations hail advent of the Pakistan Accord
Country: Pakistan
Issues: Safety Accords, Workplace Health and Safety
Expansion of binding international health and safety pact will save garment workers’ lives After a decade-long push towards factory safety for Pakistan’s garment workers, Pakistani unions and NGO witness signatories to the International Accord today celebrated the announcement of the new agreement: Nasir Mansoor, General Secretary of the National Trade Union Federation Pakistan, said:…
What Does the World Cup Have to Do With Garment Workers? Plenty.
Country: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar
Issues: Freedom of Association Violations, Health & Safety Violations, Safety Accords, Wage Theft
Fashion brands said ‘never again’ but women are still being exploited in supply chains
Country: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Issues: Covid-19, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Safety Accords, Wage Theft
Workers Rights Consortium urges American retailers to join international Safety Accord
Country: Global
Issues: Safety Accords, Workplace Health and Safety
US and Aussie brands urged to back new accord
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Issues: Safety Accords, Workplace Health and Safety
Worker Rights Consortium Urges Apparel Brands to Join International Safety Accord on Anniversary of Deadly Factory Fire
Country: Bangladesh, Global
Issues: Safety Accords, Workplace Health and Safety
Since the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry went into effect in September, 155 apparel brands and retailers have signed this new binding agreement which expands the model pioneered by the Bangladesh Accord for protecting worker safety. The signatories include many of the world’s leading apparel brands and retailers….
On Anniversary of Bangladesh’s Deadliest Garment Factory Fire, Worker Rights Consortium Urges Walmart and Other Laggard Retailers to Join Acclaimed Safety Program
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Safety Accords, Workplace Health and Safety
Two months after the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry went into effect in September 2021, 150 apparel brands and retailers had already signed this new binding agreement which expands the model pioneered by the Bangladesh Accord for protecting worker safety. The signatories include H&M, Zara, American Eagle Outfitters,…
11 Licensees Sign New Safety Accord
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Issues: Safety Accords
To: WRC Affiliate Universities and Colleges From: Scott Nova, Liana Foxvog, and Ben Hensler Date: October 8, 2021 Re: 11 Licensees Sign New Safety Accord We are glad to report that 11 university licensees have now signed the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry. We shared an overview of…
Sweatshops Won’t Help the World’s Poor, but Unions Could
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Issues: Living Wage, Safety Accords, Workplace Health and Safety