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News Story

Fires Wreck Garment Factories in South Africa, Philippines, Pakistan

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

May 11, 2021
News Story

How Designers Can Support India’s Artisans and Factories Amid the COVID-19 Crisis

Media outlet: Vogue

May 7, 2021
News Story

Brands urged to sign binding Bangladesh safety agreement

Media outlet: just-style

May 5, 2021
News Story

Consumers Are Watching, But Is the Denim Industry Behaving Any Better?

Media outlet: Sourcing Journal

April 30, 2021
Research Report

Unfinished Business: Outstanding safety hazards at garment factories show that the Accord must be extended and expanded

New report by the WRC and other witness signatories to the Bangladesh Accord…

April 29, 2021
Press Release

Remaining Safety Hazards in Bangladeshi Factories Show That Apparel Brands Must Not Abandon Binding Safety Program

In the week of the World Day for Health and Safety at Work,…

April 29, 2021
News Story

What next for the Bangladesh Accord and garment worker safety?

Media outlet: just-style

April 27, 2021
News Story

Jobs taken, benefits too

Media outlet: The Daily Star

April 27, 2021
News Story

No room for complacency on Bangladesh worker safety

Media outlet: just-style

April 26, 2021
News Story

Fire and Building Safety in Rmg Sector: Brands yet to agree to renew accord

Media outlet: The Daily Star

April 23, 2021
Commentary

Why would leading apparel brands and retailers—like Zara, Tommy Hilfiger, and American Eagle—walk away from a life-saving inspection program that is the only effective worker safety initiative in their global supply chains?

The Rana Plaza apparel factory collapse killed more workers than any other manufacturing…

April 22, 2021
News Story

8 Years After the Rana Plaza Disaster, We Still Aren’t Doing Enough to Protect Garment Workers

Media outlet: Vogue

April 19, 2021

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