On Thursday's edition of BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight Programme, ETI Director Peter McAllister gave his reaction to the Savar factory collapse near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The interview also featured the Bangladesh Home Minister, Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, who described the collapse as an accident.
ETI was horrified to learn of the collapse of the nine-storied Rana Plaza in Savar, Bangladesh this morning. At least 80 people are dead and 800 injured and this count is expected to rise.
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights present an exciting opportunity to work together, and should not be feared, says ETI Director Peter McAllister.
ETI's response, published by the Financial Times, to their story about the Tazreen Fashions factory fire, Bangladesh. The article questioned what international brands are doing to respond to the issues and whether ‘business-as-usual’ will resume.
ETI Director Peter McAllister recently attended a summit on global trade in South Africa. He shares his insights in part one of a two-part blog series.
Last weekend’s Observer published a story about a recent human rights tribunal in Bangalore, India. The article gave first-hand accounts from workers in India’s garment sector, which were shared as evidence during the tribunal’s proceedings.
ETI is deeply saddened by the devastating fire in the Tazreen Fashions factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Saturday, which claimed the lives of more than 100 workers.We understand that a separate fire also broke out today at another Bangladesh factory, and are monitoring reports on this.