Accord continues to work, but employer lobby decides in the future

After Months of wrestling and several times Postponement of the decision The Supreme Court finally reached an agreement on the Accord in Bangladesh on 19 May 2019: The agreement on building safety and fire protection guarantees continued work for 281 days.

In addition, the agreement includes the establishment of a national safety committee, which will take over the activities of the Accord, as well as all its infrastructure and staff after that deadline. It is an agreement between the Accord Steering Committee and the BGMEA (Employers' Association of the Bangladeshi Clothing Industry) and is endorsed by the Bangladeshi government.

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The website is part of the project ‘Multi-Actor Partnership for Improved Due Diligence Implementation in the Textile Sector via Worker and Community-based Monitoring’ – a joint project of the German organisations FEMNET, HEJSupport, INKOTA-netzwerk and SÜDWIND with Bangladeshi partners Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILLS) and Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO). Other project partners are the WageIndicator Foundation, Mondiaal FNV and the Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF).

How we remind companies of their due diligence obligations

On April 24, 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh, collapsed. More than 1,100 people died and more than 2,500 were injured. For the first time, the world looked at the devastating conditions in the global fashion industry, but only for a moment. The grievances persist. How we make them visible and encourage companies to act.

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Bangladesh in transition: Impressions of a trip in November 2024

In November 2024, FEMNET staff travelled to Bangladesh to visit partner organisations and understand the situation on the ground. The political and social tensions in the country have left visible traces, but there are also first signs of hope and change.

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