Garment industry

Best & Less face criticism over backtrack on safety agreement

Australian retailer Best and Less has come under fire after going back on its commitment to sign an international safety accord, designed to improve health and safety standards for textile workers in South Asia.  Women’s rights organisation, ActionAid, says  Best&Less had indicated their plans to join the accord last year but has since had a …

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Best&Less refuse to sign accord on 10-year anniversary of factory collapse

Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster where an 8-story building in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapse and killed over 1000 people.  Considered the deadliest garment-factory disaster in history, the Rana Plaza disaster alerted the world to the dangerous environments fast fashion workers are subject to and has changed the industry health and safety …

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