Retailers sign up to IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union

IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union, the organisations behind the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, have confirmed that the following retailers signed on before the deadline: H&M, Inditex, C&A, PVH, Tchibo, Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Primark, El Corte, Mango, Carrefour, KiK, Helly Hansen, G-Star, Aldi, New Look, Mothercare, Loblaws, Sainsbury’s, Benetton, N Brown Group, Stockmann, WE Europe, Esprit, Rewe, Next, Lidl, Hess Natur, Switcher, A&F. Commenting on the biggest names absent from the list, UNI Global Union General Secretary Philip Jennings said, “By not signing up the Walmart brand sinks to a new low. Equally, Gap’s refusal to join is a mistake that shoppers will not forget. We will make progress without them.” The Accord now covers more than 1000 Bangladeshi garment factories.