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Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh
The Accord on Fire and Bulding Safety in Bangladesh, backed by the International trade union IndustriALL and the Bangladeshi government, was released on 8 July. It has gathered 75 signatories which are major European retailers. Under the Accord, International teams of fire and building safety inspectors, working with inspectors in Bangladesh will inspect garment supply […]
U.S guides Bangladesh to regain its trade privileges
The Obama administration released an “action plan” on Friday (July 19) pressing Bangladesh to...
Is Corporate Social Responsibility Associated with Lower Wages?
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a popular concept among corporations in...
The Promise and Perils of Private Voluntary Regulation: Labor Standards and Work Organization in Two Mexican Garment Factories
As supply chains stretch around the globe, scrutiny of working conditions in distant factories has...
Book Review- ‘The Promise & Limits of Private Power: Promoting Labor Standards in a Global Economy’ – Richard M Locke
The Bangladesh factory collapse has extorted suggestions and analysis from experts in various...
BRAC- empowering Bangladesh’s poor through social change
(In)Famous for the Rana Plaza Factory collapse, its struggling economy and poverty, Bangladesh’s...
Worker Safety: change after Bangladesh incident and Beyond
The Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013 that killed over 1,000 people is a clarion call...
Message from Michael Dukakis, Chairman, Boston Global Forum
Governor Michael Dukakis shares his thought on the launch of The Boston Global Forum. "Hi,...
2013 ISSUE OF THE YEAR: Minimal Standards for Worker Safety and Rights
What has happened since over 1,100 garment workers, mostly poor women, were killed in last...
2014 ISSUE OF THE YEAR: “Solutions on how new media can be used to create a better, safer, more peaceful world.”
As the so-called "digital divide" is made smaller and the world becomes "flatter," it becomes...