The Accord, the inspection agency of more than 200 retailers and brands, has started handing over the remediated factories to the Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC) as they have fully fixed structural, fire and electrical loopholes. The Accord will hand over all remediated factories to the RCC in phases as the newly formed entity will monitor the progress of the remediation after the departure of the Accord as well as the Alliance, another garment factory inspection body.

The Accord has been inspecting and remediating more than 1,600 garment factories to strengthen workplace safety through fixing structural, fire and electrical loopholes. Among the major loopholes, 97 percent of the Accord factories lacked safe means of egress. Locked gates, storing of materials blocking exits and inadequate exit lighting were the most common forms of hazards. Some 91 percent of factories required an adequate fire detection and alarm system.