Bangladesh: the Government challenges the Accord

Next Monday 18, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh is expected to decide the future of this agreement that last July 119 international companies to give continuity for another three years.

The textile industry in Bangladesh continues to be in the spotlight. After a few weeks of demonstrations for salaries, in which fifty people were injured and around 8,000 workers were dismissed from thirty factories, the country returns to the front line before the threat of the closure of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety a few months after its renewal.

Next Monday, February 18, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh is expected to decide the future of this agreement, which last July renewed 119 international companies to give continuity for another three years. The first Accord, which was signed in 2013 as a result of the Rana Plaza tragedy, ended last year and it was decided then to establish an extension until 2021, a transition period to delegate its function to the Government.

However, from IndustriAll it is reported that, since the Accord was renewed, the Government of Bangladesh has been appealing to the established procedures trying to prevent it from continuing to develop its activity in the advancement of safety in manufacturing facilities.

Just after renewing the agreement for three more years, the Bengali Executive filed an order of restriction of the Accord procedures, which had to enter into force on November 30, 2018. The Government of the country intended to submit all decisions of the organization to the approval of a government committee, in addition to prohibit inspectors from identifying new security problems.
Source: https://www.themds.com

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