DHAKA – The UNI Global Union has marked the ninth anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster by calling on more brands to sign the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Garment and Textile Industry.
It named US companies Walmart, Disney and Gap, French retailer Auchan and Swedish-owned homeware giant IKEA as being “marked in their absence” from the 171 companies to so far sign up to the International Accord.
The organisation seeks to uphold factory safety in the Bangladeshi textile and garment industry by making global brands and retailers legally responsible for the garment workers who make their clothes.
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