As part of its on-going mission to improve safety in its affiliated garment factories in Bangladesh, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety announces that within the last month, four additional factories have completed all material components outlined in their Corrective Action Plans, or CAPs. They have also suspended operations with eight additional factories for failure to show evidence of remediation progress.
“We commend Park (Bangladesh) Company, Olio Apparels, Fountain Garments Manufacturing and Unitex International for their commitment to making their factories models of worker safety,” said Alliance Country Director Jim Moriarty.
“Conversely, our suspension of eight new factories demonstrates that those unwilling or unable to address critical safety issues will no longer be welcome as partners in our supply chain.”
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety Announces that Four Factories have Achieved Substantial Completion of their Corrective Action Plans, Suspends Operations in Eight Others
The Alliance performs independent inspections on the structural, electrical and fire safety of all factories from which its members’ source. Each factory is then provided with a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) designed to help it address safety issues and achieve compliance with Alliance safety standards. The Alliance also provides technical advice and access to low-cost loans to assist factories with remediation.
To date the Alliance has cut ties with a total of 91 non-compliant factories, 32 factories have completed the critical repairs outlined in their CAPs and 57% of all safety issues in Alliance factories have been corrected.
More information on the suspension process can be found in the Alliance Members Agreement, and the complete list of suspended factories can be found on our website.
