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IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union, the labour signatories of the Bangladesh Accord, have given notice to withdraw from the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) in...
In recent months, global apparel brands have insisted upon a new framework for the future which discards the key elements that have led to the Accordâs success in making garment factories in Bangladesh safe for workers UNI Global Union and IndustriAll Global Union, the labour signatories of the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, have given notice to withdraw from the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) on 1 June. The national RSC was set up last year to take over the technical responsibilities of the Accord, whose remit finishes at the end of the month. While there have been di...
12 May, 2021IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union, the labour signatories of the Bangladesh Accord, have today given notice to withdraw from the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) in Bangladesh on 1 June. The withdrawal means that IndustriALL, UNI and local unions in Bangladesh will no longer be part of the RSC and its Board of Directors—stripping away any credibility of the RSC as an effective worker safety organization. The RSC was created by the Accord through negotiations with the Bangladeshi garment industry in order to include factory owners as stakeholders, with the understan...