Bangladesh Accord
Below is a list of the companies that have signed the Bangladesh Accord to improve worker safety. Big W is not on the list but is in negotiations to do so. Furthermore, the Ethical Consumer Guide now has a section on clothing. Here is the link if you want to check it out. I've also been in touch with Miller - which hasn't shown up on either list - and they responded immediately with, "Kindly be advised that Millers do not partake in the operation of sweat shops nor do we produce products in this manner. All of our colleagues are paid a fair wage by Bangladesh trading and employment standards. Millers supports the growth of employment and trade in Bangladesh and are always looking to improve and build on this." Just Jeans and Pacific Brands are yet to answer. In fact, I contacted Pacific Brands over two years ago and heard nothing. Sadly, they dominate the underwear market here so they don't really have to play by the rules because no one is going to go knickerless in protest.
Cheers.
Abercrombie & Fitch
Aldi Nord
Aldi South
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
Auchan
Belotex
Benetton
Bestseller
Bonmarche
C&A
Camaieu
Carrefour
Charles Voegele
Chicca
Comtex GmbH
Coop Danmark
Cotton On
Dansk
Daytex
Debenham
Distra
DK Company
El Corte Ingles
Ernstings's Family
Esprit
Fat Face
Forever New
Gstar
H&M
Helly
Hansen
Hema
Hemtex AB
Herding
Heimtextil
Hess Natur-Textilien GmbH
Horizonte
Inditex
JBC
Jogilo
John Lewis
Juritex
KappAhl
Karstadt
Kik
Kmart (Australia)
LC WAIKIKI
Leclerc
Lidl
Loblaw
Mango
Marks and Spencer
Metro
Mothercare
Multiline
N Brown
New Look
Next
Otto Group
Primark
PUMA
PVH
Rewe
S Olivier
Sainsbury
Schmidt Group
Scoop NYC / Zac Posen
Sean John Apparel
Shop Direct Group
Stockmann
Switcher
Target (Australia)
Tchibo
Tesco
Texman
Topgrade International
V&D
Van der Erve
NV
Varner Group
Voice Norge AS
We Europe
Zeeman
Thank you for sharing your research into these issues. I appreciate your time and effort. Keep up the good work at spreading the words.
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