1000 people were killed in Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza disaster when an eight
story garment factory collapsed 12 years ago. Big fashion brands ignored
the large structural cracks and put profit ahead of people’s safety at
work.

Demand Wrangler’s sign the Fire and Building Safety Accord to make sure
this never happens again.

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John,

More than 1000 garment workers in Bangladesh were killed in the Rana Plaza
disaster, nearly 12 years ago. It wasn't a natural disaster, it was
corporate greed.

Since then, 250+ companies have signed a binding safety accord to stop it
from ever happening again. But some brands will only join if forced to --
and that's where we come in.

Wrangler is still failing to guarantee basic health and safety rights for
the people who make its famous jeans. 

Now that Levi’s has signed the International Accord, let's put the
spotlight on Wrangler and other companies still putting profits before
workers' rights:

[ [link removed] ]Sign and share the petition: protect workers in Bangladesh and
Pakistan!

Wrangler says it supports the spirit of this safety accord, but its own
audits and checks are better - even though private audits failed to spot
that Rana Plaza was a death trap. It’s questionable whether Wrangler is
really making its factories safe for workers…

Kontoor Brands, Wrangler’s parent company, sources from more than 140
factories in Bangladesh and Pakistan. By signing the Accord, Kontoor would
have to allow independent safety inspectors into those supplier factories
and guarantee basic health and safety provisions for workers.

If the International Accord is good enough for its biggest competitor,
Levi’s, why isn’t it good enough for Wrangler?

Wrangler is not alone in putting its profits above the lives of garment
workers in Bangladesh and Pakistan. They are but one of many brands
failing to prioritize workers’ lives since the Rana Plaza collapse,
including: Amazon, Columbia Sportswear, Decathlon, IKEA, JC Penney,
Kontoor Brands (Wrangler, Lee, Rock & Republic), Target, Tom Tailor, URBN
and Walmart.

Following pressure, Levi’s and ASDA already signed the International
Accord and joined its Pakistan program, but they refused to join the
Bangladesh program. We are urging them to also protect their workers in
Bangladesh.

Thousands died or were injured when Rana Plaza, a building housing five
garment factories in Bangladesh, collapsed in 2013. In the aftermath, the
Ekō community pressured massive fashion brands like H&M and Zara to back
this new safety accord. Now we need to do it again, and push Wrangler to
do the right thing. 

[ [link removed] ]Wrangler, IKEA, Amazon and others: protect workers in Bangladesh and
Pakistan!



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Thanks for all that you do,
Eoin, Vicky and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Which brands have signed the safety Accord?
Clean Clothes Campaign 14 January 2025
[ [link removed] ]Abuses ‘still rife’: 10 years on from Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza disaster
The Guardian 24 April 2024
[ [link removed] ]Bangladesh Apparel Industry Looks Inward As 10th Anniversary Of Rana
Plaza Tragedy Nears
Forbes 01 November 2022

 

 

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