Rana Plaza Six months on

Issued on October 24, 2013 at 05:19 PM

Today (24 October 2013) marks the milestone of six months since 1,129 garment workers were killed in the industrial homicide at the Rana Plaza factory building collapse in Savar on 24 April. Only one brand, Primark, has paid any compensation. IndustriALL and UNI, the two global unions jointly working to make the garment industry in Bangladesh safe and sustainable, stood with survivors and families of the dead at Rana Plaza today for a candlelit vigil at sundown.

Meanwhile, the Clean Clothes Campaign has launched  a new campaign calling on clothing companies to Pay a Living Wage to garment workers. Please support this campaign

The ILO is helping survivors develop new skills and find jobs. Three workers who survived the tragedy talked to ILO News about their way back into employment. More here and you can read the blog of ILO Country Director, Srinivas Reddy, here

Reflections of the Ethical Trading Initiative here