The Alliance for Workers Safety is winding up operations in the country within the deadline – May 31, 2018 – while Accord on Fire and Building Safety has been given six more months to close operations. Accord and Alliance were formed after the deaths of over 1,100 workers in the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse raised concerns among the buyer countries over workplace safety in Bangladesh. After the meeting, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed told reporters: "According to the deals with us, Accord and Alliance will work in Bangladesh until May 31, 2018." This Aug 1 2017 file photo shows a procession of Jago Bangladesh Garments Shramic Federation against the 'closure of garment factories in the name of establishing safety by Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh and Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety'. Awareness and care by our investors have satisfied the international brands and trade unions," he said.

Source: bd News24 October 19, 2017 16:07 UTC