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The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (the Accord) was signed on May 15, 2013. It is a five-year independent, legally binding agreement between global brands and retailers and trade unions designed to build a safe and healthy Bangladeshi Ready Made Garment (RMG) Industry. The agreement was created in the immediate aftermath of the Rana Plaza building collapse that led to the death of more than 1100 people and injured more than 2000. In June 2013, an implementation plan was agreed leading to the incorporation of the Bangladesh Accord Foundation in the Netherlands in October 2013. The agreement consists of six key components: # A five-year legally binding agreement between brands and trade unions to ensure a safe working environment in the Bangladeshi RMG industry # An independent inspection program supported by brands in which workers and trade unions are involved # Public disclosure of all factories, inspection reports and corrective action plans (CAP) # A commitment by signatory brands to ensure sufficient funds are available for remediation and to maintain sourcing relationships # Democratically elected health and safety committees in all factories to identify and act on health and safety risks # Worker empowerment through an extensive training program, complaints mechanism and right to refuse unsafe work. ==Creation of the accord== The accord was sponsored and created by the IndustriALL Global Union and the UNI Global Union in alliance with leading NGOs, the Clean Clothes Campaign and the Workers Rights Consortium. It is an expanded version of an earlier 2-year accord that had been signed only by PVH and Tchibo.〔 Following the 2013 Savar building collapse on April 24, 2013 that resulted in over 1,100 deaths, there was wide global interest by both the consuming public and clothing retailers in establishing enforceable standards for fire and building safety in Bangladesh. The German government sponsored a meeting of retailers and NGOs at the beginning of May, and the meeting set a deadline of midnight of May 16, 2013 to sign up to the agreement. Numerous companies had signed up by the deadline, covering over 1,000 Bangladeshi garment factories. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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