Canada has joined Sustainability Compact which is partnership between Bangladesh government, EU, ILO and the US’s collective effort for better factory safety and workers’ rights. Prior to the second follow-up meeting of Compact in Dhaka, Benoit-Pierre Laramee, the Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, proclaimed their joining. He even added that the idea was to ensure Bangladeshi clothes they wear were manufactured in safe working scenario.
The worst-ever factory disaster. the Rana Plaza building collapse of 2013 that killed 1,100 people has been the initiation point of ‘Sustainability Compact’ action plan in July 2013. Soon after the Rana Plaza collapse, the US withdrew GSP privilege stating few Bangladesh’s products -- not counting garments -- were enjoying in its market. It also sketched a separate action plan to improve safety standards as well as workers' rights.
