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Update: Brands' responses to Tazreen and Rana Plaza compensation demands
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Paul Roeland
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24-05-2013
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last modified
12-08-2013 14:43
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filed under:
health & safety,
factory collapse,
Tazreen,
compensation,
factory fire,
Rana Plaza,
Bangladesh,
brands
An overview of the current status of brands and their compensation for the victims.
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Amidst Wave of Deadly Fires, Bangladesh Government Threatens to Expel the Only Credible Building Safety Programme in the Country and Further Suppress Workers’ Rights
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Christie Miedema
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published
23-04-2019
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last modified
22-04-2019 21:04
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filed under:
fire,
safety,
Accord,
Rana Plaza
On the sixth anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse, labour rights groups are calling on the government of Bangladesh to cease attempts to expel the Accord on Fire and Building Safety from Bangladesh and to urgently increase safety efforts for the buildings currently under the government’s oversight, which include tens of thousands of factories across all industries.
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Rana Plaza: Global day action pushes brands to pay
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Mirjam van Heugten
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29-04-2015
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filed under:
compensation,
Rana Plaza,
Bangladesh,
factory collapse
The Rana Plaza Global Day of Action on April 24 pushed brands to contribute several millions for the survivors of the Rana Plaza factory collapse. A last minute initiative secured additional donations to the Rana Plaza compensation fund, but despite this US$2.7 million is still needed. Clean Clothes Campaign calls on brands to fill the remaining funding gap by May Day.
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More than 54 million euros compensation demand for victims Rana Plaza
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
13-05-2013
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last modified
18-06-2013 06:29
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filed under:
health & safety,
factory collapse,
compensation,
Rana Plaza,
Bangladesh,
Safety Accord
With the death toll rising to 1126 on the evening of the 12th of May, and an estimated 1650 workers admitted to hospital following the Rana Plaza collapse on 24th of April, the estimated long term compensation will be more than 54 million Euros (71 million USD). This calculation is based on ILO standards and an established formula developed following previous fire and safety accidents in Bangladesh, developed by Bangladeshi and international trade unions.
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Benetton's new CEO must pay up!
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by
emma
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published
08-05-2014
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filed under:
Rana Plaza,
benetton,
compensation
Today Marco Airoldi will be officially appointed the new CEO of the Benetton Group. Clean Clothes Campaign is calling on him to make paying into the Rana Plaza Trust Fund his number one priority.
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Shila Begum - survivors story
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emma
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published
17-04-2014
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last modified
24-04-2014 07:34
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filed under:
Rana Plaza,
Bangladesh,
pay up
At just 26 years of age Shila's life has been changed forever after being trapped in Rana Plaza. This April she joined campaigners across Europe to call on brands to Pay Up!
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Why producing a report doesn't make Benetton's contribution any more credible.
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Paul Roeland
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published
21-04-2015
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last modified
21-04-2015 12:11
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filed under:
compensation,
benetton,
Rana Plaza
Sam Maher of the CCC, responds to Benetton’s announcement and the PwC report
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In Depth analysis of the PwC Report and Benetton's obligation.
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
21-04-2015
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filed under:
compensation,
benetton,
Rana Plaza
Scott Nova of the Worker Rights Consortium provides an in depth analysis of the PwC Report addressing Benetton’s obligation to compensate the victims of the Rana Plaza disaster
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