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Better Work Bangladesh and the National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety and Structural IntegrityLejo Sibbel - Senior Design AdvisorJakarta - March 3, 2014
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GLOBAL ILO/IFC PARTNERSHIP
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GLOBAL ILO/IFC PARTNERSHIP
7 COUNTRY PROGRAMMES
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GLOBAL ILO/IFC PARTNERSHIP
827 FACTORIES7 COUNTRY PROGRAMMES
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GLOBAL ILO/IFC PARTNERSHIP
827 FACTORIES7 COUNTRY PROGRAMMES
966,762WORKERS
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GLOBAL ILO/IFC PARTNERSHIP
827 FACTORIES7 COUNTRY PROGRAMMES
966,762WORKERS
60+INTERNATIONAL
BUYERS
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Name Type of Event Date Number of
casualties
Tazreen Fashions Ltd Fire 24 Nov
2012 112
Smart Export Garments Fire 26 Jan
2013 8
Rana Plaza (5 garment factories)
Building Collapse
24 Apr 2013
1,129 (not all RMG workers)
BANGLADESH: SERIES OF INDUSTRIAL DISASTERS
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NATIONAL RESPONSE: National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety and Structural Integrity
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National Tripartite Plan of Action (NTPA)
Three areas of activities:
1) legislation/policy (law reform)2) administration (Inspection)
3) practical activities (safety assessments of all active factories)
TRIPARTITE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENTIN RESPONSE TO TAZREEN FIRE
GoB endorsed on March 24, 2013/Expanded after Rana Plaza Collapse
Two objectives:
1) identify necessary activities
2) provide entry points for other stakeholders
- Implementation guided by National Tripartite Committee (NTC)
- ILO assists the NTC in the implementation and coordination of the NTPA.
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Government to Government• EU Sustainability Compact - 8 July• US GSP Action Plan - 19 August
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
ILO• Project: Improving Working Conditions
in the RMG Sector - 22 October
Private Sector (Brands/Buyers)• Accord on Fire and Building Safety - 13
May• Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety -
9 July
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GOVERNMENT TOGOVERNMENT RESPONSE
DRIVEN BY TRADE RELATIONS• EU Everything but Arms - threat of review• US GSP - suspended on June 27
FOCUS ON SIMILAR ISSUES:• Labour Law Reform (Freedom of
Association)• Government Capacity (Inspection)• Safety (Structural Integrity and Fire)• Transparency (Inspection results/unions)
UNPRECEDENTED ENGAGEMENT• GOB - Bilateral Partners - ILO (3+5+1)
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INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE SECTORRESPONSE
ACCORD:• International/national unions and over
150 brands/buyers - mostly European (H&M, Inditex, Primark) ALLIANCE
• 26 brands/buyers - all North American (including Walmart, Gap, JC Penney)
COMMON ACTIVITY: Assess and remediate structural integrity and fire safety of their respective supply chains DIFFERENCES IN APPROACH:
• Legal/worker engagement/financing
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ILO Project - Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector in Bangladesh
Five Components:• Structural Integrity and Fire
Safety Assessments • Strengthen Inspection
Capacity• Building OSH and Worker
Rights Awareness• Rehabilitation and skills-
training of disabled workers• Better Work Bangladesh
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Structural Integrity and Fire Safety Assessments
Commitments:• GOB/NTPA: all active RMG
factories (also in EU Compact and US GSP Action Plan) - 3,500 factories (BUET assessments)
• Accord: combined brand/buyer supply chain - 1,750 factories
• Alliance: combined brand buyer supply chain - 750 factories
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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEMACCORD ON FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY (1,750 FACTORIES)OVERLAP ACCORD AND ALLIANCEALLIANCE FOR BANGLADESH WORKER SAFETY (750 FACTORIES)
3,500 ACTIVE RMG FACTORIES
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ILO ROLE IN FACTORY ASSESSMENT PROCESS GOB/NTPA:
• Assist in design of process• Contracted BUET• Contracted ARUP• Will donate equipment• Facilitated development of
harmonized minimum assessment standard used by all three initiatives
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TRANSPARENCYCommitments:
• GoB/NTPA: Publicly accessible website/database (also in EU Compact and US GSP Action Plan). Content: inspections (safety, working conditions, union functioning)
• Accord: Publish assessment findings and remediation
• Alliance: Publish assessment findings and remediation
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ILO ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF DATABASE GOB/NTPA:
• Assist in design of Database• Contracted software
developer/user training/data entry assistance
• Bring NTPA/Accord/Alliance together to agree on harmonized reporting format and sharing of information.
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Q & A
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