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Global brands like PVH, H&M & Inditex re-sign International Accord

14 Dec '23

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A total of 56 global brands and retailers have renewed commitments to workplace safety through the International Accord, with 48 signing the Bangladesh Safety Agreement and 88 endorsing the Pakistan Accord.
The agreements, extending over 3 years with automatic renewal, establish frameworks for Country-Specific Safety Programmes in Bangladesh and Pakistan.

A total of 56 global brands and retailers, including PVH, AEO, H&M, Primark, Ted Baker and Inditex among others, have so far signed the renewed International Accord, 48 have signed the Bangladesh Safety Agreement and 88 have signed the Pakistan Accord. Multiple brands are in the final stages of internal reviews and are expected to sign the agreements in the coming days.

Brands and trade unions have renewed their commitments for an extended three-year term, with an automatic renewal of another three years making it the longest accord commitment to date. The International Accord will serve as the framework for implementing the Accord’s Country-Specific Safety Programmes (CSSPs), currently in Bangladesh and Pakistan, as well as any future programmes in other garment producing countries. These programmes will be implemented through separate agreements as CSSP Addendums to the International Accord.

Additionally, the brands and trade unions finalised the new Bangladesh Safety Agreement to further their efforts in enhancing health and safety within the Bangladeshi garment industry through the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC). Both agreements entered into force on November 1, 2023, the International Accord said in a press release.

Prior to these two new agreements, in December 2022, Accord signatories decided to establish a new workplace health and safety programme called the Pakistan Accord for an initial term of three years starting on January 1, 2023.

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