COVID19 has worsened female workers' conditions in developing countries, leaving them in a situation of strong economic distress and reducing their opportunity to be involved in the labor market. Millions of women from developing regions will lose years of success in contributing to household income, voiding...
Some 250 institutional investors, with over $4 trillion in assets under management, welcomed the formation of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Accord) in May 2013, established to address workplace safety in Bangladesh garment factories following the deaths of 1,134 workers in...
SVI signs a statement urging Bangladesh government not to abandon the "Accord for Fire and Building Safety" ...
At least 124 people have reportedly been killed during a fire at a warehouse of Tazreen Fashion in Bangladesh. According to International Labor Rights Forum, the factory had no emergency exits and workers were either burnt alive or died when they tried to jump out...