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This was one of the deadliest incidents in the history of the global garment industry. In the same month of 2013, the nine-storey Rana Plaza building collapsed taking lives of around 1,138 people, leaving more than 2,500 injured.5 million workers have been trained in fire safety, workers safety committees have been set up in nearly 200 factories, and remediation of safety lapses in more than 600 factories is 90% complete.

The incident not only took the lives but also spoiled the reputation of Bangladesh garment industry, which had been making cheaper clothes for years and had been exporting them worldwide. Though the incident is still being criticised, it was a wake-up call for the country. These bodies inspected around 3,978 factories throughout Bangladesh. Clean Towels Suppliers Efforts: Most of the factories in Bangladesh got affiliated to ALLIANCEin order to ensure safety of their workers.

A harsh global spotlight was shone on the RMG industry of Bangladesh that showed the unsafe conditions of the industry, shoddy oversight, low wages, child labour issue, long working hours and workers' exploitation. Two inspecting bodies, ACCORD and ALLIANCE were introduced to fix the compliance issues. Currently, in ACCORD affiliated factories, safety has been improved to 84.2 million workers (men and women) working in ALLIANCE factories that are structurally sound, free of fire hazards, and are equipped with modern electrical systems, sprinklers and fire doors.It was the 5th anniversary of Rana Plaza Collapse this year in April.

There are 1. Out of 88,443 possible safety hazards in total, 74,386 have been fixed. ACCORD's Efforts: Since 2013, ACCORD is working with RMG factories in Bangladesh to overcome safety hazards. The industry owners, local government, and # the world organisations together started making efforts to avoid any such mishaps in the future. As a result, 1.4 million workers working in around 1,000 factories now have access to.