The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh has decided to part business relations with Sadaf Fashions, a Chittagong-based manufacturer of readymade garment since it has refused to implement workplace safety measures.
Earlier, Accord had stopped business relations with two other factories - Mega Chois Knitwear and Florence Fashions since they too had refused to adhere to the process of temporarily evacuation of factories. On November 4, 2015, the retailer’s platform in a statement said despite numerous efforts by the Accord staff and its signatories, the factory owner continued to refuse to cooperate in the resolution of health and safety issues at the factory. The owner also refused to comply with an order to evacuate the factory until all structural defects are assessed and repaired, it added.
On April 19, 2015 last year, the platform for EU retailers inspected Sadaf Fashions and found a series of defects which prompted the organisation to convene a review panel that imposed on the factory a set of immediate corrective actions. An Accord follow-up inspection found that the requirements to reduce load, remove a wall, empty an area of all load and dismantle a cantilever slab were not followed. Also requirement to carry out a Detailed Engineering Assessment (DEA) as well as requirements related to fire exit and other fire safety measures were not met.
Bangladeshaccord.org
