![]() To date, at least 46 brands and retailers have signed the Pakistan accord, which is expected to protect 750,000 workers, although inspections are only now getting under way. It also committed brands to develop a similar structure in Pakistan and at least one other country. In 2021, an expanded international accord was developed that included more safety and worker health provisions beyond fire, electrical and structural inspections and repairs of factories. Primark, Walmart, Zara’s owner Inditex and H&M were among those that contributed to a $30m compensation fund for the families of the people who died or were injured in the Rana Plaza disaster. Although a similar number work in other factories not covered by the accord, their working conditions have had more oversight from government-backed inspections since an increase in international scrutiny.īrands have contributed at least $3m (£2.4m) to helping renovate factories in Bangladesh. More than two million workers are protected by the factory refurbishments. To date, there have been nearly 56,000 safety inspections across more than 2,400 garment factories in Bangladesh and more than 140,000 safety improvements made. Photograph: MD Mehedi Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/ShutterstockĪ positive legacy of the tragedy has been the creation of one of the world’s toughest factory safety agreements, which has brought together brands, manufacturers and union representatives to check and fix buildings and advise workers of their rights.Ĭalled the accord on fire and building safety in Bangladesh, it legally bound fashion brands to help pay for safety inspections and remediation in the country’s clothing industry. The site of the former Rana Plaza building that collapsed on the outskirts of Dhaka in 2013. Her husband’s body was found a week later, crushed under a concrete pillar. When Akhtar gained consciousness, after the building’s collapse, she found herself wedged between two dead bodies. I last saw him alive by those gates … Little did I know how my life would change that day.” He would wait for me by the gates after work so we could go home together. The couple had both worked in the Rana Plaza building, though for different factories, said Akhtar: “He was on the 5th floor and I was on the 7th but we always had lunch together. “He always took four spoons of sugar with his tea and it drove me crazy,” she said, staring blankly at her own cup as she spoke. ![]() ![]() Husnara Akhtar, 30, recalled having breakfast with her husband, Abu Sufyan, before they made their way to work that day. But I had taken in so much dust that every time I tried to open my mouth, no sound came out,” she added. “I could hear people screaming and crying out for help. It was dark all around me and I couldn’t tell if I was dead or alive,” she said on a sunny afternoon in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, while cradling her baby. “Every second of those hours, I lay there praying to Allah. I vividly remember every detail about that day, even though it was 10 years ago.”Īfter the building collapsed, Begum spent the next three hours fighting for her life. Moushumi Begum, who spent three hours trapped under the eight-storey Rana Plaza, said: “It all happened so quickly. Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images Nov 17th & 18th 2.Civilian volunteers assist in rescue efforts after the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment building on the outskirts of Dhaka in 2013. Sept 2nd & 3rd BRISTOL 1000 and Cleetus & Cars - BMS May 6th & 7th INDY 800 and Cleetus & Cars - IRP - In Person Tickets Mar 31st & April 1st FREEDOM 500 and Cleetus & Cars - FF - In Person TicketsĪpril 22nd Danger Ranger on Dirt Bristol - BMS - In Person Tickets Mar 10th & 11th Tour of Destruction - FF - In Person Tickets and PPV Tickets Jan 6th & 7th Sportsman Series w/ FL Crown Vics - FFįeb 3rd & 4th Winter Warm-Up Compacts w/ FL Crown Vics - FFįeb 12th through 17th Sick Week - Starts at OSW ![]() Sometimes Cleetus breaks all of the cars and we have to cancel on certain events! This schedule is subject to change, keep up with the videos to ensure if the guys are actually going. They will likely have the merchandise tent. 95% of these events are a race in which the guys will be filming/competing in. Here’s a list of events where you can find Cleetus and the crew throughout the year.
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