Memo: Remarks by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on the Launch of a Global Sustainability Compact in response to Bangladesh tragedies

EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, on 8 July 2013 in Geneva, made a statement regarding the Launch of a Global Sustainability Compact - a major multi-stakeholder "Compact" or agreement to improve labour rights, working conditions and factory safety in the Ready-Made Garment industry in Bangladesh. The Compact commits the Government of Bangladesh, the European Union, and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to a number of time-bound actions.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: EU pressures Bangladesh to improve labour standards http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-pressures-bangladesh-to-improve-labour-standards/

European Commission: Rapid: SPEECH/13/623: Trade and Human Dignity in the Workplace http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-623_en.htm

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