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How useful are grievance mechanisms for garment workers? Insights from Bangladesh’s Amader Kotha helpline

After the Rana Plaza building collapse on 24th April 2013 in Savar near Dhaka in Bangladesh, two initiatives emerged that were tasked with improving situations in the country’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector: the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety (Accord) and the Bangladesh Alliance for Worker Safety (Alliance). The loss of more...

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Bangladesh Alliance to transition garment worker helpline

The Bangladesh Alliance for Worker Safety (Alliance) announced in a press release yesterday that it will transition its 24/7 worker helpline Amader Kotha (“Our Voice”) this month together with other initiatives to an independent safety monitoring organisation (SMO) managed in partnership with credible, local partners. This is good news for...

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Bangladesh: Alliance announces fourth year results

The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, which currently covers 785 factories and close to 1.4 million workers, has realeased its fourth annual report today, announcing substantial factory safety improvements and the expansion of its worker training and empowerment initiatives within the past year. According to the Alliance, the data confirm...

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​Bangladesh: Operations suspended in 9 Alliance factories as 10 more complete CAPs

London - Operations have been suspended in nine Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) factories following the four year anniversary of Rana Plaza, the most deadly accident in the garment industry. In addition to the suspension of nine factories, ten additional Alliance-affiliated factories were credited for achieving substantial...

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Bangladesh: repairs for almost three fourth of Alliance factories completed

With the four-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster approaching in less than a week, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) reported at a press conference last week that 72 percent of repairs have been finished and that 71 factories have completed their Corrective Action Plans (CAPs). “72 percent of all required repairs...

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Bangladesh Alliance tracks progress in third annual report

On Thursday, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) released its third annual report, detailing progress on critical safety repairs and the establishment of worker safety committees. “By July 2018, all Alliance factories will have either completed their high-priority repairs or have been suspended from the Alliance’s list of...

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