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After Dragon Sweaters Dhaka factory closed due to the pandemic last year, former garments worker Abdul Kuddus had to sign away rights to half of his termination benefits.
It had been nine months since he had earned a salary, nine months since he was retrenched so something was better than nothing. Our factory closed down on March 26, 2020 when the shutdown was announced, but unlike the other factories which opened up in April, ours never opened. When we tried to join work, they told us that the factory was closed until further notice, said Kuddus.
He and his colleagues were, however, not terminated a process that lawfully involves providing termination benefits to the workers and handing over their provident funds.
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Fire and Building Safety in Rmg Sector: Brands yet to agree to renew accord
It expires May 31
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Staff correspondent
Although the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is set to expire on May 31, no brand has yet agreed to re-sign the agreement.
Speakers from Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), IndustriALL and Worker Rights Consortium stated this at a press briefing, titled Protect Progress: The Bangladesh Accord and Garment Worker Safety Under Threat , organised virtually yesterday, slamming the brands for not renewing the accord.
The current agreement which has legally prohibited brands from sourcing from unsafe RMG factories will expire in five weeks, notified the speakers. Following the expiration, unless brands extend their commitment, there will be no such legally-binding agreement, they said.
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Eight years after Rana Plaza, garment workers continue to lose their lives in dangerous factories, highlighting need for a binding global safety agreement
âIt Has Been 8 Years Since The Rana Plaza Disaster. Whatâs Changed?â, 19 April 2021
There was outrage around the world when 1,134 people died in the devastating Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh ⦠In the aftermath of the disaster, major brands denied knowledge of their garments being produced there â with campaigners forced to dig through the debris to find clothing labels identifying the companies linked to the factory.