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Retailers Agree on Bangladeshi Garment-Plant Inspections
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A group of 70 retailers, including Inditex SA and Hennes & Mauritz AB, reached an agreement with labor unions on inspecting factories in Bangladesh within nine months as part of a fire and building safety accord set up after the worst industrial accident in the country’s history.
The implementation of the five-year agreement involves comprehensive inspections to identify “grave hazards and need for urgent repairs,” the IndustriALL Global Union said in a statement on its website. The deal will cover all plants producing for the brands that have signed the agreement, opening them all up for safety inspections and further measures.