(Boston, MA) - The Boston Global Forum was pleased to successful host the conference on building the Ethics Code of Conduct for Cyber Peace and Security, which was held at Harvard Faculty Club on September 25, 2015. The conference focused on three major issues: report...
(September 23, 2015) - Boston Global Forum (BGF) is developing an Ethics Code of Conduct for Cyber Peace and Security (ECCC) that prescribes Internet behaviors. A draft version of that code, ECCC Version 1.0, is conceived and developed by BGF’s CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan....
Interestingly, the fire and collapse in Bangladesh's garment factories in the last year, have not initiated a relocation of supply chain production for major apparel retailers. In this Reuters story, the sad truth that led to compromised safety standards, still seems...
On August 20, 2013, the American alliance elected an Ellen O' Kane Tauscher as the independent chair of its board of directors, and also welcomed three new members- Costco, Intradeco Apparel and Jordache Enterprises, bringing the total up to 20 retailers and apparel...
This story from fashionunited.co.uk, reflects the negative criticism the American Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety is receiving as it begins to implement the plan to meet its September deadline. Major US retailers including Gap and Walmart are...
Fast Retailing Joins Inditex, H&M’s Bangladesh Safety Accord Fast Retailing Co. (9983), Asia’s largest clothing retailer, joined Inditex SA (ITX) and Hennes & Mauritz AB (HMB) in signing an accord to improve factory safety in Bangladesh after an April...
Story sourced from Bloomberg News. A meeting to determine compensation for victims of two factory disasters in Bangladesh was postponed until September after a union official fell ill, workers threatened to strike in Dhaka and European brands balked at attending over...
Garment worker woes, in Bangladesh, are not a recent development. In this report from the International Labor Rights Forum in 2010, the suffering and repression of factory labor in Bangladesh is made apparent. Their meager monthly wage of $43 not only far behind their...