We are deeply troubled by reports of the detention and interrogation of nearly a dozen labor rights leaders by the Bangladesh government. The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety strongly supports the rights of workers to organize in accordance with the laws of Bangladesh. Our Member Agreement formally asserts the right of workers to refuse to work in dangerous conditions, and we support and encourage the right of workers to unionize in Alliance-affiliated factories... To the Alliance, empowering workers is nothing short of fundamental to ensuring factory safety... [Any] unwarranted detention or interrogation of labor advocates should not be undertaken or tolerated.