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Compensation arrangement agreed for victims of the Ali Enterprise factory fire in Pakistan
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Christie Miedema
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12-09-2016
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filed under:
Pakistan,
factory fire,
KIK,
compensation,
health & safety,
Ali Enterprises
An agreement in excess of US$5 million has been reached to provide compensation for loss of income, medical and allied care as well as rehabilitation, to the victims of one of the worst industrial accidents in Pakistan. It results from the ILO facilitation and coordination of consultations during a recent mission to Pakistan from 25 July to 5 August.
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Landmark compensation arrangement reached on 4th anniversary of deadly Pakistan factory fire
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by
Christie Miedema
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10-09-2016
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last modified
12-09-2016 08:16
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filed under:
Pakistan,
factory fire,
KIK,
compensation,
health & safety,
Ali Enterprises
After four years of campaigning and months of negotiations, an agreement has been reached to pay compensation in excess of US$5 million to the survivors and families of workers killed in Pakistan’s worst industrial accident.
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Who pays for our clothing from Lidl and KiK?
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Paul Roeland
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19-01-2016 11:48
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KIK,
giants,
Lidl
A study from July 2008 into the impact of buying practices of the discounters Lidl and KiK in Bangladesh and the precarisation of working conditions in German retailing.
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Pakistani widow of Ali Enterprises factory fire visits Germany to appeal to German Retailer KiK
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by
Christie Miedema
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23-11-2015
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filed under:
KIK,
compensation,
factory fire,
Ali Enterprises
From 23 to 27 November 2015, Shahida Parveen and Farhat Fatima from Pakistan will visit Berlin to draw attention to the global campaign demanding KiK provide long term compensation to the families affected by the Ali Enterprises factory fire in 2012. Shahida Parveen, a widow of one of the workers who was killed in the fire, intends to deliver her #MakeKikPay petition to KiK representatives during her stay in Germany. She will be accompanied by Farhat Fatima from the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), an organisation that signed a legal agreement with KiK for a negotiated settlement of long-term compensation to the survivors and victims’ families of the Ali enterprises tragedy.
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Factory fire compensation campaign against German retailer KiK escalates
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Paul Roeland
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28-10-2015
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last modified
02-11-2015 12:03
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filed under:
KIK,
compensation,
factory fire,
Ali Enterprises
Campaign for compensation escalates in the face of German retailer’s continual refusal to fulfill obligation towards factory fire victims
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German retailer KiK must pay promised compensation to Pakistani factory fire victims
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
09-09-2015
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filed under:
KIK,
Pakistan,
factory fire,
Ali Enterprises
Geneva, 9 September 2015: On the third anniversary of Pakistan’s worst-ever industrial disaster, global unions IndustriALL and UNI, together with the Clean Clothes Campaign, are calling on a major German retailer to honour its promise to provide long-term compensation to victims.
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Widow from 2012 factory fire petitions KiK
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Paul Roeland
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05-03-2015
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last modified
06-03-2015 13:54
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filed under:
KIK,
factory fire,
Ali Enterprises
Widow from 2012 factory fire in Pakistan launches community petition demanding long-term compensation from German company KiK
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Agreement on Tazreen compensation announced
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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23-11-2014
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last modified
24-11-2014 02:12
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
factory fire,
Tazreen,
C&A,
KIK,
Walmart
Two years after over 120 people lost their lives trapped in the Tazreen Fashions factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, an agreement has been reached between IndustriALL Global Union and their local affiliates, Clean Clothes Campaign and C&A on a system for delivering compensation to the victims of the tragedy.
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Two years after fatal fire - KIK still has to pay up
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by
emma
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11-09-2014
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last modified
11-09-2014 10:53
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filed under:
KIK,
Pakistan,
compensation,
factory fire
September 11th marks two years since the fatal fire that killed 254 garment workers at a factory in Karachi, Pakistan. German retailer KIK were the only confirmed buyer from the factory, and yet today the victims families are still waiting for the retailer to pay full and fair compensation.
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Still awaiting compensation in Pakistan: one year after Ali Enterprises burnt down
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
11-09-2013
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last modified
16-09-2013 10:31
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filed under:
Ali Enterprises,
Pakistan,
KIK,
compensation
Tomorrow German cost-cutter KiK discusses compensation for the victims of the collapse at Rana Plaza during the meeting in Geneva. Meanwhile, survivors of the fire at the Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan, still await full, long-term and fair compensation. German retailer KiK remains the only known buyer of Ali Enterprises garments.
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