This paper examines how far the workplace inspection program established under the 2013
Accord on Fire and Building Safety has served to improve safety in Bangladesh garment …

Abstract The Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry is a significant sector for the
Bangladeshi economy. Worth US $24.6 billion, it employs 3.6 million workers and positions …

This article analyzes the impact of the 2013 Rana Plaza building collapse on garment lead
firms' labor standards policies in the light of new governance approaches, particularly the …

Western stakeholders are increasingly demanding that multinationals sourcing from
developing countries be accountable for labor rights and working conditions upstream in …

The readymade garment (RMG) sector is one of the main drivers of the Bangladesh
economy with over 4 million employed. In the 2013 Rana Plaza accident aftermath, the …

The factory fire at Tazreen Fashions in 2012 and the collapse of the Rana Plaza in 2013
generated a huge outcry about the working conditions and labour relations in the …

The readymade garment (RMG) sector has been playing an important role in the overall
economic development of Bangladesh. In the post-quota globalized world, issues relating to …

With supply chains now extending into developing countries, time and again, working
conditions in supplier factories have been found to be unsafe. In this study, we focus on …

Despite significant international attention over the last year on the urgent need for reform in
the garment sector, relatively little has been written about how the garment business actually …

Sweatshop working conditions in many developing countries have raised public scrutiny.
The growing demands for worker safety at work, congenial atmosphere in the factory, and …