Workers/Labours are one of our resources. To take care of them, a foundation like ACCORD is very important.

1. Welcome To Our Presentation
Present Topic :

2. Dept. of Textile Engineering
Course Title :
Industrial Compliance & ISO Certification
Course Code : MGT 4027
Submitted To :
Syeda Sanjida Wasim
Submitted By : Mahamuda Sultana

3. Horrified fire accidents and
building collapses
1991-2000
12 fatal fires
2013
1100+ workers killed
2004-2012
1000 workers killed

4. Stichting Bangladesh Accord Foundation
Type : Foundation
Headquarters : Netherlands , Amsterdam
Area served : Bangladesh
Key people : Rob Wayss (Executive Director & Acting Chief Safety Inspector)
Services : Inspection
It was signed on 15 May 2013
It is a 5 year legally binding agreement.
Inspection agency to leave after a seven-year stay

5. ACCORD
Independent & legally binding
agreement between global brands
and retailers and trade unions.
The agreement was created in the
immediate aftermath of the Rana
Plaza building collapse .
Designed to build a safe and
healthy Bangladeshi Ready Made
Garment (RMG) Industry.
Created to enable a working
environment & prevent accidents.

6. The Rana Plaza collapse
occurred on 24 April
2013 in the Savar
Upazila of Dhaka
District.
Deaths : 1,134
Injured :
Approximately 2,500
The "extremely poor
quality" construction
materials and the
massive.
Suspects : Sohel Rana
Charges : Murder
The deadliest structural failure accident &
Garment-factory disaster in history of BD.

7. The Reason Behind Collapse
Building built on a filled-in pond.
Forcefully Worked by owner.
The lack of Management and safety
compliance.
The use of substandard construction material.
Addition of three floors.
From commercial use to industrial use.

8. The Agreement of ACCORD
A five-year legally
binding agreement.
An independent
inspection.
Corrective action
plans (CAP)
Worker
empowermen.
Democratically
elected health and
safety committees.
Ensure sufficient
funds.

9. Worker Empowerment
ACCORD
Worker
workers'
rights
unsafe work
Safety Committee
File a complaint
Not be retaliated
own safety

10. Actions of ACCORD
2 M+
Workers
1600+
Factories
190+
Brands
1617
factories
Inspected
86000 Safety
Hazardous
Fire Committee
Fixing
Wiring
Structural
Electrical
Inspection Fire Door Exit Hazordous Voice Safety

11. Fear of Workers

12. Against the Accord's
ACCORD
the Manufacturer Associations The government
It has been
imposed on the
manufacturers
by powerful
foreign nations.
We have not
been included in
the mainstream
of the Accord's
decision-making
process.
I don’t
want to
leave
BD

13. After the leaving of ACCORD
Please
Leave
The
manufacturers
Workers ACCORD
Reverse back to the
Rana Plaza situation.
Won’t care about
worker’s rights.
Will play with
emotions of workers.
Will care about
factories profit only.
Will experience
horrified accidents.
An unsafe industry once again.