ILO, EU, Bangladesh government adopt new compact on garment factory safety...
(Source: ILO - International Labour Organization) (L-to-R) Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Dipu Moni; EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht; and ILO Director-General Guy Ryder GENEVA - The...
View ArticleAlliance Of Leading Retailers In North America Joins Forces In...
The Bangladesh Worker Safety Initiative — Developed Through Independent Facilitation of Senators Mitchell and Snowe — Sets Aggressive Timeline for Inspections, Training and Worker Empowerment...
View ArticleNorth American Brands and Retailers Announce New Initiative to Strengthen...
(Source: AAFA - American Apparel and Footwear Association) North American Brands and Retailers Announce New Initiative to Strengthen Commitment to Safer Factories in Bangladesh May 15, 2013...
View ArticleStatement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Immediate Action Needed In...
(Source: AFL-CIO - American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) Working people around the world are watching in horror and disbelief as the number of workers who have...
View ArticleNew Initiative to Strengthen Commitment to Safer Factories in Bangladesh...
(Source: NRF - National Retail Federation) For Immediate Release May 15, 2013 press@nrf.com North American Brands and Retailers Announce New Initiative to Strengthen Commitment to Safer Factories in...
View ArticleJoint Statement by Catherine Ashton and EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht...
(Source: European Commission) European Commission Press release Brussels, 30 January 2013 Joint Statement by HR/VP Catherine Ashton and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht following factory fires in...
View ArticleLeading North American Retailers and Brands to Address Systemic Safety...
NEW YORK, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Building on work underway for the past several months, a group of leading retailers and brands joined together in New York yesterday to develop and...
View ArticleTarget Donates $100,000 to the Philippines for Typhoon Relief (Target...
(Source: Target Corporation) Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced today a $100,000 monetary donation to assist with Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts in the Philippines. The donation will be made to Save...
View ArticleUpdate – fire and building safety in Bangladesh (H&M - Hennes & Mauritz AB)
(Source: H&M - Hennes & Mauritz AB) Six months ago the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed. H&M was not a buyer from the textile factories in the building. However, we still have a...
View ArticleWalmart announces plan to raise inspection standards and provide full...
(Source: Wal-Mart Stores Inc) BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 14, 2013 - Walmart announced that it will conduct in-depth safety inspections at 100 percent of the factories in Bangladesh that produce goods for...
View ArticleLatest Bangladesh factory fire underscores need to do more to improve...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Latest Bangladesh factory fire underscores need to do more to improve safety, says UN A female employee at a garment factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh. UN Photo/Kibae Park 9...
View ArticleEdinburgh Woollen Mill signs up to better safety for Bangladesh textile...
(Source: TUC - Trades Union Congress) The TUC has today (Thursday) welcomed the decision by retailer Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) - which also owns the high street chains Peacocks and Jane Norman - to...
View ArticleTarget Donates $250,000 for Tornado Relief in Moore, Okla. (Target...
(Source: Target Corporation) May 21, 2013MINNEAPOLIS Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced today it will donate $250,000 in monetary support and merchandise to assist with tornado relief efforts in...
View ArticleInternational Labor and Employment Law Expert to Testify before Senate...
Testimony to outline need for collaborative effort to improve worker safety WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a testimony today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,...
View ArticleU.S. Trade Representative Froman and Bangladesh Ambassador Agree to Initiate...
(Source: Office of the United States Trade Representative) 07/25/2013 Washington, D.C. - United States Trade Representative Michael Froman and Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Akramul Qader...
View ArticleChairman Menendez Opening Statement at Hearing, “Labor Issues in Bangladesh”...
(Source: United States Senate) Chairman Menendez Opening Statement at Hearing, "Labor Issues in Bangladesh" Thursday, June 6, 2013 adam_sharon@foreign.senate.gov WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert...
View ArticleGap Inc. Joins with Former United States Senators Mitchell and Snowe, Other...
(Source: Gap Inc) SAN FRANCISCO - July 10, 2013 - Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced that it has signed an agreement to form the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) and the Bangladesh...
View ArticleRILA Statement on Bangladesh Factory Audit Scores (Retail Industry Leaders...
(Source: Retail Industry Leaders Association) Arlington , VA - 11/18/2013 The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) today issued the following statement on the public release of Bangladesh...
View ArticleCITU expresses Solidarity with the Textile Workers of Bangladesh (WTFU -...
CITU expressed shock on the death of 120 workers of Tarzreen Fashion, the big business garment baron's factory. CITU expresses sympathy to the bereaved families of the dead workers. CITU condemns the...
View ArticlePUMA will sign Agreement on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Puma SE)
(Source: Puma SE) The Sportlifestyle company PUMA announced at its stakeholder meeting "Talks at Banz" that it will sign the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Agreement set up by global trade union...
View ArticleAssessment of garment factories to begin to ensure building, fire and...
(Source: ILO - International Labour Organization) DHAKA - The adoption of common safety standards in Bangladesh's ready-made garment factories has come a step closer, following a meeting of national...
View ArticleGreening warning over Bangladesh factory safety (British Prime Minister's...
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) She set out how new UK support to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will build on action already taken by brands, factory owners and both the...
View ArticleTarget Donates $25,000 for Flood Relief in Colorado (Target Corporation)
(Source: Target Corporation) September 19, 2013MINNEAPOLIS Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced today it will donate $25,000 in monetary support and merchandise to assist with flood relief efforts in...
View ArticleNew Democrats welcome the formation of garment workers’ union in wake of...
(Source: NDP - New Democratic Party of Canada) 2013 05 13 New Democrats welcome the formation of garment workers' union in wake of Bangladesh disaster MONTREAL - New Democrats welcomed the recent...
View ArticleTesco opens Skills Foundation to support garment workers in Bangladesh...
13 November, 2012 Tesco opens Skills Foundation to support garment workers in Bangladesh Tesco today announced the launch an Apparel Skills Foundation to support the Bangladesh ready-made garment...
View ArticleAlliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety Helps to Establish Common Set of Fire...
New Member Companies Join Alliance; Staff Hired in Bangladesh WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2013 /CNW/ - Earlier this month in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the International Labour Organization (ILO), technical experts...
View ArticleJoint Statement by Richard L. Trumka (AFL-CIO) and Joe Hansen (ChangetoWin)...
(Source: AFL-CIO - American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) The so-called Global Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, announced today by Walmart, Gap and the Bipartisan...
View ArticleM&S SIGNS ACCORD ON FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY IN BANGLADESH (Marks & Spencer...
(Source: Marks & Spencer Group plc) Marks & Spencer (M&S) has today announced that it has signed the multi-stakeholder Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, coordinated by the...
View ArticleAlliance For Bangladesh Worker Safety Releases Factories List & Board...
Committee of Experts Appointed to Oversee Initiative Implementation WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In its ongoing effort to improve building and fire safety standards across the Bangladesh...
View ArticleILAB News Release: US Labor Department to fund projects to improve fire and...
(Source: President of the United States) ILAB News Release: [06/13/2013] Contact Name: Gloria Della or Egan Reich Phone Number: (202) 693-4679 or x4960 Email: Della.Gloria.D@dol.gov or...
View ArticleLeading North American Retailers & Stakeholders Join Sens. Mitchell and...
(Source: Bipartisan Policy Center) Washington, D.C. - North American apparel industry leaders will come together with stakeholders and supporters to announce the newly-formed Alliance for Bangladesh...
View ArticleJoint Statement by Richard L. Trumka (AFL-CIO) and Joe Hansen (ChangetoWin)...
(Source: Change to Win) July 10, 2013 The so-called Global Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, announced today by Walmart, Gap and the Bipartisan Policy Center, was developed without consultation...
View ArticleAlliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety Helps to Establish Common Set of Fire...
New Member Companies Join Alliance; Staff Hired in Bangladesh WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this month in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the International Labour Organization (ILO), technical...
View ArticleA Shared Responsibility: North American Alliance of Retailers and Brands...
(Source: Bipartisan Policy Center) Bangladesh and the international firms that buy its textiles are at a crossroads. The country has rapidly become one of the most important producers of clothing for...
View ArticleAmerican retailers' plan for Bangladesh factory safety branded a sham
War on Want and global unions criticise US and Canadian retailers for launching rival to legally binding accord A rescuer leaves the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh after it collapsed in...
View ArticleTake Action: Support Garment Workers in Bangladesh (CAW - Canadian Auto...
(Source: CAW - Canadian Auto Workers) On April 24 an eight story building housing five textile factories collapsed in Bangladesh killing over 1,100 garment workers. With labour laws which require...
View ArticleHuman Rights Expert Jeffrey Krilla Named President of The Alliance for...
Krilla Joins Organization As September Milestones Are Achieved WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety today announced that human rights expert and...
View ArticleIFC Partners with ILO to Launch Better Work Program in Bangladesh, Improve...
(Source: IFC - International Finance Corporation) IFC Partners with ILO to Launch Better Work Program in Bangladesh, Improve Worker Safety Washington, D.C., 22 October, 2013-IFC, a member of the World...
View ArticleTarget’s Position on Bangladesh (Target Corporation)
(Source: Target Corporation) May 15, 2013 Target has taken a strategic approach to our limited production in Bangladesh. We have been intently...
View ArticleJoint Statement by Richard L. Trumka (AFL-CIO) and Joe Hansen (ChangetoWin)...
(Source: UFCW - United Food and Commercial Workers International Union) The so-called Global Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, announced today by Walmart, Gap and the Bipartisan Policy Center,...
View ArticleWalmart Statement by Jay Jorgensen Regarding the Bangladesh Worker Safety...
(Source: Wal-Mart Stores Inc) BENTONVILLE, Ark., July 10, 2013 - All workers, no matter where they live, have the right to a safe environment. Partnership and collaboration are critical to making...
View ArticleChairman Menendez Releases Foreign Relations Committee Report Marking One...
(Source: Robert Menendez) Chairman Menendez Releases Foreign Relations Committee Report Marking One Year Anniversary of Tazreen Fashion Factory Fire in Bangladesh Committee report issued today titled,...
View ArticleAlliance of Leading Retailers in North America Join Forces in Comprehensive,...
(Source: Retail Industry Leaders Association) In a historic pact that covers the overwhelming majority of North American apparel imports from Bangladesh, an unprecedented alliance of North American...
View ArticleAlliance of Leading Retailers in North America Join Forces in Comprehensive,...
(Source: Bipartisan Policy Center) Washington, D.C. - In a historic pact that covers the overwhelming majority of North American apparel imports from Bangladesh, an unprecedented alliance of North...
View ArticlePresident Hansen on Decision of H&M and Others to Improve Workplace Safety...
(Source: UFCW - United Food and Commercial Workers International Union) Washington, D.C. - The following is a statement issued by United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)...
View ArticleBipartisan Policy Center Convenes Second Meeting of Leading North American...
(Source: Bipartisan Policy Center) Former U.S. Senators George Mitchell and Olympia Snowe Facilitate Discussions among Government, Worker Rights, and Industry Safety Community Leaders June 7, 2013...
View ArticleLeading North American Retailers and Brands to Address Systemic Safety...
(Source: Bipartisan Policy Center) Former U.S. Senators George Mitchell and Olympia Snowe to Facilitate Discussions on Action Plan, Building on Previously Announced Commitments by Individual Retailers...
View ArticleChairman Robert Menendez calls on American Retailers to empower workers in...
(Source: United States Senate) Chairman Robert Menendez calls on American Retailers to empower workers in Bangladesh's garment factories. Menendez urges American retailers to "help make a lasting...
View ArticleChairman Menendez Statement on American Companies’ Plan to Improve Garment...
(Source: United States Senate) Chairman Menendez Statement on American Companies' Plan to Improve Garment Factory Safety in Bangladesh Menendez Presided over Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing...
View ArticleTarget Corporation Chairman, President and CEO, Gregg Steinhafel, on Worker...
(Source: Target Corporation) July 11, 2013 "Target believes that excellent quality and value cannot come at the expense of worker safety, which is...
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