Rana Plaza two years on: progress but no hiding from massive task ahead23 April, 2015On 24 April it will be two years since the Rana Plaza collapsed, killing more than 1,100 workers and injuring thousands more. The labour movement and its NGO partners are calling on the garment industry to show that it has the leadership to staying the course and changing the global supply chain permanently.
Reactive statement: Benetton pays $1.1 million into Rana Plaza compensation fund17 April, 2015Following news that Benetton will pay $1.1 million into the ILO-administered Rana Plaza compensation fund, UNI Global Union and IndustriALL Global Union – the two global unions campaigning for fair and just compensation on behalf of the victims – issued the following statement:
Réaction au versement par Benetton d’1,1 million de dollars au fonds d’indemnisation de Rana Plaza17 April, 2015Comme suite à l’annonce du versement par Benetton d’1,1 million de dollars au fonds d’indemnisation de Rana Plaza géré par l’OIT, UNI et IndustriALL, les deux fédérations internationales qui font campagne pour une indemnisation juste et équitable des victimes, ont fait la déclaration suivante :
Ответное заявление: Benetton перечисляет $1.1 миллион в компенсационный фонд Rana Plaza 17 April, 2015В ответ на информацию о том, что Benetton собирается перечислить 1,1 млн долларов в курируемый МОТ компенсационный фонд помощи жертвам трагедии Rana Plaza, Глобальный Союз UNI и Глобальный Союз IndustriALL – два глобальных союза, выступающие от имени пострадавших во время трагедии за справедливую компенсацию – выступили с заявлением.
Reactive statement: Benetton pays $1.1 million into Rana Plaza compensation fund17 April, 2015Following news that Benetton will pay $1.1 million into the ILO-administered Rana Plaza compensation fund, UNI Global Union and IndustriALL Global Union – the two global unions campaigning for fair and just compensation on behalf of the victims – issued the following statement:
Rana Plaza: Countdown to second anniversary begins with compensation fund still US$9 million short24 March, 2015IndustriALL Global Union, UNI Global Union and the Clean Clothes Campaign have launched a countdown to the second anniversary of Rana Plaza, calling on brands to fill the gap in compensation for victims before 24 April 2015.
Rana Plaza: Countdown to second anniversary begins with compensation fund still US$9 million short24 March, 2015IndustriALL Global Union, UNI Global Union and the Clean Clothes Campaign have launched a countdown to the second anniversary of Rana Plaza, calling on brands to fill the gap in compensation for victims before 24 April 2015.
L’effondrement d’un bâtiment au Bangladesh provoque la mort d’au moins sept personnes.13 March, 2015Au moins sept travailleurs de la construction ont été tués le 12 mars lors de l’effondrement du toit en cours de construction d’un entrepôt à Mongla, Bangladesh on 12 March.
At least seven people die under collapsing building in Bangladesh13 March, 2015At least seven construction workers were killed after a warehouse with a roof under construction collapsed in Mongla, Bangladesh on 12 March.
Benetton agrees to pay Rana Plaza compensation 20 February, 2015In reaction to news that Benetton will compensate victims of the 2013 Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, IndustriALL Global Union and UNI - the two global unions that have been campaigning on behalf of the victims - issued the following response.