This is powerful. Kalpona Akter, who recently came to Seattle to talk about the issues in the Bangladeshi garment industry, went to the Walmart annual shareholder meeting to demand the giant corporation sign on to the Bangladeshi Fire Safety Accords. So far the retail giant has refused. "Kalpona Akter, a workers’ rights activist from Bangladesh, urged Wal-Mart to stop rejecting new safety standards after the Dhaka building collapse that killed over 1,100 workers in April. Walmart is one of only a few major retailers that have refused to sign on to an industry-wide agreement that establishes legally binding protections for garment workers."
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:50:08 +0000
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