CLOTHING BRANDS MUST WORK WITH BANGLADESH TO PREVENT ANOTHER DISASTER – UN EXPERTS

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CLOTHING BRANDS MUST WORK WITH BANGLADESH TO PREVENT ANOTHER DISASTER
– UN EXPERTSNew York, May 8 2013 3:00PMA United Nations expert group
today urged global clothing brands to work with Bangladesh,
international organizations and civil society to improve working
conditions in the country's garment sector, following the collapse
last month of a factory that left hundreds dead and wounded.

"The international brands sourcing from Bangladesh have a
responsibility to conduct human rights due diligence to identify and
address their own impacts on human rights,"
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13309&LangID=E">said
Pavel Sulyandziga, who currently heads the five-strong UN Working
Group on business and human rights.

"If they are linked with negative impacts on human rights through
their suppliers, they have the responsibility to exercise their
leverage as buyers to try to effect change."

Last month, the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed on the outskirts
of Dhaka, the capital, killing more than 780 people, mostly female
workers. The garment industry employs some 3-5 million workers in the
country.

"International clothing supply chains are increasingly complex and
addressing systemic issues is not an easy task, but the scale of the
efforts must be commensurate with the challenge," Mr. Sulyandziga
said.

The expert noted that several of the factories operating in the
building had reportedly been audited in the past. However, these
audits either overlooked or excluded altogether the structural
problems with the building.

The Working Group stressed that the Government of Bangladesh has the
duty to protect human rights from violations by business actors, and
that it must take action to ensure a thorough investigation of how the
affected factories were allowed to operate, bring those responsible to
account, ensure reparations for victims, and take strong action to
improve protection for workers' rights.

"We strongly urge international clothing brands sourcing from
Bangladesh to address human rights risks in their supply chains with
the involvement of workers, other relevant stakeholders, and human
rights experts, and to share publicly what they are doing to mitigate
their risks," Mr. Sulyandziga said.

He urged brands to address how buyer behaviour and pricing strategies
may prevent investments in safer factories and living wages for
workers, and called on the international garment sector to implement
the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.May 8 2013
3:00PM
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