In a statement issued on 17 October, IndustriAll Global Union welcomed the decision made public yesterday evening by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which deemed complaints tabled against two leading clothing brands as admissible. The complaints were brought forward by IndustriAll and UNI Global, signatories of the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety. The case is one of the first which actions the binding nature of the agreement.
The unions claim that the brands in question – which remain anonymous as required by the Permanent Court of Arbitration – did not require their suppliers to make the necessary repairs to ensure safety at their facilities within the mandatory deadlines. They also claim that the brands did not negotiate commercial terms to make it financially feasible for their suppliers to cover the costs of repair work, as is required under the Bangladesh Accord.
The agreement, struck following the Rana Plaza di
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