Bangladesh factories’ safety falling short, says Clean Clothes
16/05/2017
They said the Clean Clothes Accord “has proved largely successful in driving up building safety” with inspectors identifying over 100,000 fire, electrical and structural hazards in more than 1,800 factories.
However, only 65 of these have completed the repairs and about 400 have completed 90% of the work.
“There is much left to do, but there is no doubt that thousands of garment workers are now safer at work than they were four years ago,” said the association.
Stakeholders have outlined why a second accord if needed (with the first to run out in one year). Recommendations include the development of a mechanism to deal with anti-union violations; the extension of the Accord to cover other parts of the supply chain, including spinning mills; payment of appropriate severance pay to workers whose factories close whilst under the scheme; increased transparency on brand-supplier relationships; and the development of a more effective mechanism for financing the repairs.
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