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The Bangladesh Sustainability Compact: An Effective Tool for Promoting Workers' Rights?
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Abstract The impetus for the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact was the Rana Plaza industrial disaster, which took the lives of roughly 1,200 garment workers and injured twice. The Compact required the fulfilment of several time-bound commitments by the Bangladesh government in two key areas - labour law refo... view more
The impetus for the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact was the Rana Plaza industrial disaster, which took the lives of roughly 1,200 garment workers and injured twice. The Compact required the fulfilment of several time-bound commitments by the Bangladesh government in two key areas - labour law reform and protection of the right to freedom of association and ensuring fire and building safety. The EU heralded the Compact as an innovative, multilateral approach to encourage its trade partners to comply with ILO core labour rights. The editors of this issue of Politics and Governance asked the contributing authors to examine effectiveness of trade and labour standards and to consider alternative mechanisms to advance workers’ rights. Specifically, they queried whether the Compact could be considered a new and effective alternative model. This hope appears misplaced.... view less
Keywords
Bangladesh; labor law; working conditions; occupational safety; on-the-job safety; sustainable development; contract; effectiveness; protection of employee rights; representation of interests; trade union; human rights; textile industry; world trade; ILO
Classification
Law
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Free Keywords
Bangladesh Accord; EBA; EU; GSP; Sustainability Compact; trade
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 80-92
Journal
Politics and Governance, 5 (2017) 4
Issue topic
Labour Standards in a Global Environment
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed