12 Months Since Rana Plaza: Why Business Needs a Plan B
The victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, most of them young women, were part of a global supply chain that brings affordable garments to markets around the world...As members of The B Team, we recognise that these incidents violate basic human rights, they are avoidable and they must stop...[W]e believe business should be a driving force for wellbeing...This means building an environment in which all employees can thrive, in line with international human rights and labor standards and where workers receive a fair proportion of the value they create through a decent living wage. While immediate action by companies is absolutely necessary, their efforts alone cannot achieve a sufficient response...Current attempts to address worker safety are too dependent on audit- led approaches. These are incremental at best, and unlikely to bring about the systemic changes needed. To ensure decent work for all, concerted action is required at multiple levels.