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BLOG - Dhaka fire shows that Bangladesh must build better safety systems, rather than scrap the Accord
On the night of 20th February a fire broke out and rapidly spread through the densely packed Chawkbazar district in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 70 people died in the fire, which was exacerbated by illegally stored, highly combustible chemicals in the buildings.
BLOG - Failing workers by design: The fatal assurances of the social auditing industry
Rasul was working in the Multifabs garment factory on 3 July 2017 when he suddenly heard a loud noise and felt something hit his head.
BLOG - Six years after the Rana Plaza collapse – what happened to the goodwill of the garment industry giants?
Six years ago today, a building came crashing down, shattering the worlds of thousands of garment workers. In the wake of this tragedy, there was one world that remained unchanged in Bangladesh, that of the global garment industry.
BLOG - Preserving the legacy of the Rana Plaza wake-up call
BLOG - Why all companies sourcing apparel from Bangladesh should join the 2018 Accord
BLOG - Workers in factory incidents beyond the international spotlight need financial security
Commemorating the Rana Plaza anniversary by preventing the next disaster
24 April marks eight years since the Rana Plaza building collapsed with thousands of people inside, killing at least 1,134 people. In the face of a new lockdown in Bangladesh we are offering an online commemoration platform, to safely mark this anniversary. Additionally the website enables visitors to urge garment brands to continue preventing future disasters. This is vital as the Bangladesh Accord, the programme that has successfully made factories safer since Rana Plaza, is at risk of being rendered meaningless within the next five weeks.
Letter by Kalpona Akter to the European Commission on sustainable corporate governance legislation
Bangladeshi labour rights activist and former garment workers wrote a letter (July 2021) to European Commissioners Didier Reynders and Thierry Breton who are jointly working on a legislative proposal on Sustainable Corporate Governance about how only a law that addresses the root causes of violations and has accountability at its core will truly transform and protect people’s lives.
photos of missing people at Rana Plaza
Rana Plaza: Who paid up and who failed to take responsibility?
In June 2015, more than 2 years after the devastating collapse of the Rana Plaza building, the Rana Plaza Donors Trust Fund finally reached the $30 million needed to compensate all the survivors and affected families full and fairly. The Donor Trust Fund was open for voluntary donations and it was up to the donor to decide if they want to make their contribution public. This list is based on the information we have on public donations.