Rectification work of Bangladesh garment factory has been completed.%

According to the “Daily Star” report on May 16, the Accord organization composed of 210 retailers recently released data showing that 56.6% of the rectification work in Bangladesh’s garment factories has been completed. Accord found during an inspection in September 2014 that 1,550 garment factories had more than 84,000 electrical, fire, and building structural hazards, and required these factories to complete rectifications within five years. Up to now, 74.4% of the circuit rectification has been completed, 50.5% of the fire protection rectification has been completed, and 36.8% of the house structure rectification has been completed. Accord has released rectification progress reports for 1,452 garment factories, of which 7 have completed rectification, 57 are about to complete it, 1,388 are lagging behind, and 453 have been given a grace period. Accord also canceled its cooperative relationships with 26 garment factories that did not cooperate with rectification. The executive chairman of Accord said that according to the current progress, the rectification is expected to be completed in June 2018. Over the past three years, Accord has paid $3 million in inspection costs, with related costs charged out of the organization’s dues. The rectification work of Bangladesh garment factory has been completed at 56.6%
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