The Rana Plaza disaster provided a crucial turning point for garment workers’ rights and led to the development of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Bangladesh Accord). [...] In September 2021, the Bangladesh Accord’s successor agreement, the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry commenced. [...] Wokers Rights Consortium (2021) Bangladesh Accord, The Bangladesh Accord On 24 April 2013, the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building in Bangladesh, the worst garment factory disaster in history, shook the industry. [...] Eight years on, many injured workers have faced difficulties finding stable employment in the physically demanding garment industry – leaving them struggling to cover the costs of healthcare for their injuries.2 In the days and weeks following the Rana Plaza collapse, workers, unions and labour rights organisations led the development of the five-year Bangladesh Accord, with over 220 brands signin. [...] In July 2021, an additional 52 garment workers lost their lives after being trapped inside a factory on the outskirts of Dhaka that caught fire.4 The International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry builds on the Bangladesh Accord and is crucial in ensuring that existing safety gains are maintained, and more action is taken to protect the lives and safety of garment w.
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