Dive Summary:
- Nearly 70 U.S. brands have agreed to inspect the safety standards of Bangladeshi garment factories within nine months, according to The Hindu Business line.
- Some of the brands include H&M, Carrefour, Marks & Spencer, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, among several other popular brands.
- “Our mission is clear: to ensure the safety of all workers in the Bangladesh garment industry. Direct involvement of workers in the factories is key to the success of this programme,” says the group in a statement.
From the article:
The inspection plan came 10 days after the US suspended Bangladesh’s preferential trading status in its market over the safety standards in factories as well as workers’ rights while Dhaka feared similar step from the European Union.
