The Legacy of Rana Plaza: Improving Labour and Social Standards in Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry

Rahman, Mustafizur; Moazzem, Khondaker Golam

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“…With between 3.5 and 4 million people employed in the RMG industry in Bangladesh prior to the COVID-19 pandemic -60 to 80 per cent of them women -keeping such jobs in the country has been critical to Bangladesh's approach to development (Kabeer, Huq and Sulaiman, 2019;Rahman and Moazzem, 2017). Yet when suppliers pursue a low-price/low-wage strategy to attract business (Khan and Wichterich, 2015;Human Rights Watch, 2019), resistance to redistributive mechanisms such as collective bargaining should not come as a surprise.…”

Section: Post-rana Plaza Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Women's lower literacy rates and comparative reluctance to make safety complaints led to the introduction of changes in OSH training (Alliance, 2014;Donaghey and Reinecke, 2018, p. 32). Experience gained through OSH committees helped to build worker participation (Kabeer, Huq and Sulaiman, 2019;Rahman and Moazzem, 2017). The Accord has won praise for its industrial democracy approach (Donaghey and Reinecke, 2018), with "the laborcorporate partnership" at the heart of the agreement (Accord, 2018).…”

Section: (Iii) Training and Worker Voicementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Rana Plaza disaster seven years on: Transnational experiments and perhaps a new treaty?

Trebilcock

2020

International Labour Review

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This article examines several noteworthy initiatives that were implemented following the deadly 2013 Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh. They broke new ground in transnational labour law. The ILO‐backed initiatives were largely successful but remain insufficient to achieve lasting change in the ready‐made garment industry, where global brands’ supply chain buying practices constrain investment in occupational safety and health. A proposed United Nations treaty on business and human rights now seeks to enhance corporate accountability. Although promising, as part of a smart mix of multi‐level public and private solutions, the treaty needs fine‐tuning in the light of lessons learned from post‐Rana Plaza experiments.

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Section: Post-rana Plaza Initiativesmentioning

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Section: (Iii) Training and Worker Voicementioning

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The Rana Plaza disaster seven years on: Transnational experiments and perhaps a new treaty?

Trebilcock

2020

International Labour Review

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“…32). La experiencia adquirida a través de los comités de SST contribuyó a fomentar la participación de los trabajadores (Kabeer, Huq y Sulaiman, 2019;Rahman y Moazzem, 2017). El Acuerdo ha sido elogiado por su filosofía de democracia industrial (relativa) (Donaghey y Reinecke, 2018), basada en la idea central de colaboración entre trabajadores y empresarios (Accord, 2018).…”

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El desastre del Rana Plaza siete años después: Iniciativas transnacionales y proyecto de tratado

Trebilcock¹

2020

Revista Int Trabajo

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Resumen Se examinan iniciativas innovadoras de derecho laboral transnacional en respuesta al desastre del Rana Plaza (Bangladesh) en 2013. Respaldadas por la OIT, tuvieron gran éxito, pero fueron insuficientes para un cambio duradero en la industria de la confección: las prácticas de abastecimiento de las grandes marcas en la cadena mundial de suministro obstaculizan la inversión en seguridad y salud en el trabajo. El proyecto de tratado de las Naciones Unidas sobre las empresas y los derechos humanos podría mejorar la toma de responsabilidades dentro de una combinación inteligente y multinivel de mecanismos públicos y privados, pero convendría que reflejara la experiencia adquirida tras el desastre del Rana Plaza.

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“…Workers are fairly mobile; by 12 months after the time of hiring, for instance, only 62 percent of all hired workers who are still working in the garment industry remain in their original factory (Heath, 2018). the effectiveness of these acts was limited; they were overall vague, narrowly defined, and lacked focus (Rahman and Moazzem, 2017). Moreover, authorities lacked technical expertise, and enforcement was weak.…”

Section: Employment In the Garment Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While the principal factories are typically compliant to worker and safety norms/codes, their subcontractor factories are small, often hud-dled into buildings that are not designed for industrial purposes, but house five or more small factories. 2 The general consensus among industry experts is thus that working conditions in these factories are worse than those in the principal factories that sell to retailers (Rahman and Moazzem 2017;Naved et al 2018). The Accord is a legally-binding agreement that commits signatories to a five-year program of safety audits and remediation investments in their Bangladeshi supplier bases.…”

Section: Employment In the Garment Sectormentioning

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The Effects of International Scrutiny on Manufacturing Workers: Evidence from the Rana Plaza Collapse in Bangladesh

Bossavie

Cho²,

Heath

2019

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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The Legacy of Rana Plaza: Improving Labour and Social Standards in Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry

Cited by 6 publications

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The Rana Plaza disaster seven years on: Transnational experiments and perhaps a new treaty?

The Rana Plaza disaster seven years on: Transnational experiments and perhaps a new treaty?

El desastre del Rana Plaza siete años después: Iniciativas transnacionales y proyecto de tratado

The Effects of International Scrutiny on Manufacturing Workers: Evidence from the Rana Plaza Collapse in Bangladesh

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