Publish Date:
March 4, 2016
Summary:
Sadly not enough has changed. Trudeau should demand compliance with the Sustainability Compact.
More than 1,100 workers died in Rana Plaza. Three years later, the government of Bangladesh has not made sufficient progress to ensure that nothing like this horrific tragedy happens again.
According to a report by international labour organizations, "Far too much remains to be done by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the garment industry, not only to ensure fire and building safety but to simply guarantee basic respect for the law -- including both national and international labour standards."
Some of the findings of the report are: