The government has shown “a shocking level of unreadiness” to take over from the Bangladesh Accord – signed by about 200 major brands and unions after the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster – said four groups, including Clean Clothes Campaign.“At this moment, the Accord is the only organization that is meaningfully and transparently making factories safer,” said Christie Miedema, a spokeswoman for the alliance of garment industry unions and advocacy organizations.
“A forced early transition could jeopardize the finalization of the vital elements of remediation,” she said, referring to Accord’s efforts to make some 1,700 factories safe before it is scheduled to hand over to government inspectors in 2021.Bangladesh, the world’s second largest garment producer, has said that it…