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UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders' global survey highlights role of cos. in attacks in several countries
Author: Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (Switzerland)
"World report on the situation of human rights defenders", 17 Dec 2017...
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Bangladesh: Accord: blessing turns burden?
Author: Refayet Ullah Mirdha, Daily Star, Bangladesh
"Accord: blessing turns burden?", 28 November 2018...
USA: Govt. actions to advance business & human rights in 2018 included focus on labour rights & supply chain monitoring
Author: U.S. Department of State
"U.S. government efforts to advance business and human rights in 2018," ...
Bangladesh: Commerce Minister criticises Accord for slow remediation
Author: The Daily Star, Bangladesh
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Clean Clothes Campaign: 6 years after deadly Tazreen factory fire, Bangladesh risks new wave of factory incidents
Author: Clean Clothes Campaign
Today marks the sixth anniversary of the deadly Tazreen factory fire, which killed at least 112 workers who were producing clothes for a range of international brands, including Walmart, C&A, El Corte Ingles and KiK. As survivors and families of...
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New report by CIVICUS finds private sector is negatively influencing civic freedoms in some countries
Author: CIVICUS (S. Africa)
"People Power Under Attack 2018", 27 Nov 2018...
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Work injury compensation still missing in Bangladesh’s labour standards
Author: Rebecca Prentice, The Conversation
"Rana Plaza: work injury compensation still missing in Bangladesh’s labour standards", 23 November 2018...
Commentary: EU should make a stand towards the Bangladeshi government to improve labour conditions
Author: Ben Vanpeperstraete, Clean Clothes Campaign on Thomson Reuters Foundation
Bangladesh needs to get serious about workers’ rights and safety, 13 Nov 2018...
Bangladesh Accord on Fire & Building safety to cease operations in country by end of Nov 2018 unless govt. grants extension
Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety was launched by trade unions and brands in May 2013 following the Rana Plaza factory building collapse the previous month that killed over a 1,100 workers. It is a legally binding agreement designed to bui...