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Brands must intervene to win release of imprisoned labour leaders in Bangladesh
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Mirjam van Heugten
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19-01-2017
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Bangladesh,
freedom of association,
Inditex,
C&A,
H&M,
wages,
living wage
Twenty-two human and labour rights organizations from around the world are calling on H&M, C&A, Inditex, Gap and VF to press for the release of unjustly imprisoned Bangladeshi union leaders and worker rights advocates and the reinstatement of 1,500 workers suspended or terminated for taking part in a wage strike. Sign the petition!
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Bangladeshi garment workers face mass firings and criminal charges
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Mirjam van Heugten
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05-01-2017
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last modified
05-01-2017 14:51
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
living wage,
Inditex,
Next,
H&M,
wages,
C&A
Since last month's wage protests began in Dhaka, Bangladesh thousands of workers along with several grass-roots worker organizations located in the region faced a series of repressive actions from their employers and the government. An estimated 2 - 3000 workers were fired, while numerous legal cases filed at the Ashulia police station accuse at least 1,500 unnamed workers and 150 named workers of vandalism, looting, threatening other workers, and assaulting factory officials. At least 13 union leaders and activists, many of whom had no association with the protests, were detained or arrested. As of January 4, 2017, at least 11 remain in police custody.
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CCC condemns escalating repression of unionists amid wage strikes Bangladesh
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Mirjam van Heugten
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24-12-2016
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last modified
24-12-2016 10:25
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filed under:
Debenhams,
Bangladesh,
freedom of association,
Inditex,
H&M,
freedom of speech,
wages
Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) is today raising concerns about the safety of trade union leaders and workers in Bangladesh, after a number of labour activists and workers were arrested on apparently arbitrary grounds. The arrests have come in the wake of a week of unrest, as thousands of workers in the Ashulia area of Dhaka went on strike to demand higher wages.
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Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety overstates progress while workers' lives remain at risk
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Christie Miedema
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published
21-11-2016
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last modified
21-11-2016 09:19
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filed under:
Alliance,
safety,
Bangladesh,
Walmart,
Gap
An analysis published by labour rights organizations today reveals considerable delays in repairing safety defects in factories supplying member companies of the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety. Even more concerning is the fact that the Alliance overstates progress: many of the factories listed as "on track" on the Alliance website still face major safety hazards. This means that hundred thousands of workers stitching clothes for Walmart, Gap, VF Corporation, Target and Hudson's Bay Company, and their European subsidiaries Asda (Walmart), Galeria Kaufhof and Galeria Inno (both HBC), continue to work in hazardous conditions. These brands, despite knowing about these risks for a considerable time, have failed to make sure these factories are safe.
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Payment on claims from survivors and families affected by Tazreen factory fire completed
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Christie Miedema
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published
08-07-2016
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filed under:
Tazreen,
health & safety,
Bangladesh,
factory fire
Clean Clothes Campaign and the International Labor Rights Forum are delighted to report that a scheme set up to provide compensation to people affected by the Tazreen Fashions fire of 2012 has now completed its work of providing loss of income payments to all injured workers and to the dependants of those who were killed.
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Three years after signing Bangladesh Accord, H&M factories still not safe
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Christie Miedema
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02-05-2016
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last modified
02-05-2016 08:06
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safety,
H&M,
Bangladesh,
Safety Accord
As H&M shareholders prepare to meet in Sweden tomorrow, the Clean Clothes Campaign, International Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network, and Worker Rights Consortium have released a report showing that the majority of H&M’s Bangladeshi supplier factories are still not safe. Three years after H&M became the first signatory to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, almost all of its factories remain behind schedule in carrying out the mandated renovations, with 70% of its strategic suppliers still lacking such a vital, life-saving feature as adequate fire exits. On the day of H&M’s Annual General Meeting, activists around the world will make their concerns known at their local H&M store.
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Three years after Rana Plaza solidarity and struggle are still needed
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Christie Miedema
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24-04-2016
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filed under:
health & safety,
freedom of association,
Rana Plaza,
Bangladesh,
Safety Accord
Today, on the third anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy, the Clean Clothes Campaign reiterates its solidarity with the survivors and the families of the 1,134 killed when the building they were working in collapsed on 24 April 2013. Over the past three years the Clean Clothes Campaign has fought with these families to demand and win compensation for their losses, and we will continue to support their ongoing struggle to attain full justice. Above all, we continue to press for the structural changes that are vital to prevent catastrophes like these from happening in the future.
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Rana Plaza three years on: the struggle for justice and safety is not over
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Christie Miedema
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22-04-2016
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last modified
25-04-2016 09:34
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filed under:
Rana Plaza,
Bangladesh,
Safety Accord,
freedom of association,
compensation,
health & safety
As the third anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse approaches, the Clean Clothes Campaign is releasing a comprehensive update on the efforts that have been taken by workers, governments, trade unions, activists and brands to demand improvements to the Bangladesh garment industry and to get justice for the families affected by this horrendous disaster.
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Labour groups demand H&M deliver "safety conscious" fashion
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Christie Miedema
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07-04-2016
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last modified
14-04-2016 10:39
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filed under:
health & safety,
H&M,
Bangladesh,
Safety Accord
Labour rights groups in Europe, Bangladesh and North America are today launching a call for consumers to participate in a global day of action on May 3rd. The protests, which will coincide with H&M’s 2016 Annual General Meeting in Solna, Sweden, will demand H&M finally keep its promises to make its Bangladeshi supplier factories safe. A review of corrective action plans relating to 32 of H&M’s strategic suppliers, carried out this week, shows that the majority of these factories still lack adequate fire exits nearly three years after H&M committed to improve working conditions by signing the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety.
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Initial statement regarding fire at Matrix Sweaters Factory
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Christie Miedema
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published
02-02-2016
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last modified
17-02-2016 08:22
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filed under:
Accord,
H&M,
Bangladesh,
factory fire
The Clean Clothes Campaign, the International Labor Rights Forum, the Maquila Solidarity Network, and the Worker Rights Consortium are deeply disturbed to hear of another serious fire breaking out at a garment factory in Bangladesh – the factory supplies H&M and JC Penney, according to public records. The fire service is reporting that some injuries were sustained, but no details have been provided to date.
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