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Main Author: Youbin Kang
Format: Artículo científico
Published: International Labour Organization 2021
Online Access:https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/The-rise-demise-and-replacement-of/995218979202676
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  • The rise, demise, and replacement of the Bangladesh experiment in transnational labour regulation Youbin Kang Five years after the collapse of Rana Plaza – a disaster that killed 1133 garment workers – the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, a multi-stakeholder program designed to set labour standards for the garment industry, was closed by Bangladesh's highest court. Widely hailed as a promising example of transnational regulation, the Accord was never successfully institutionalized locally. Based on archival and ethnographic work in Bangladesh, I suggest that although the Accord successfully upgraded factory safety standards, the failure of the transnationally-supported program to build widespread support among local employers, workers, and government led to its closure and replacement. publication.journalArticle