Press Release: Staying Engaged: Bangladesh Sustainability Compact – one year on

In response to the tragic loss of life when the Rana Plaza complex collapsed in April 2013, the EU took action later in 2013 through a Sustainability Compact to promote better labour rights and more responsible supply chain management in garment manufacturing in Bangladesh.

A report published by the Commission on 8 July 2014, reviewed progress made and outlined steps that still needed to be taken. The report was to be used as a basis for discussions in a follow-up stocktaking exercise in Brussels, to which key stakeholders were to be invited.

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EP: EPRS: Briefings, 03.09.14: Workers’ conditions in the textile and clothing sector: just an Asian affair? Issues at stake after the Rana Plaza tragedy http://epthinktank.eu/2014/09/03/workers-conditions-in-the-textile-and-clothing-sector-just-an-asian-affair-issues-at-stake-after-the-rana-plaza-tragedy/

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