Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety Opens its Doors in Dhaka

For immediate release: December 9, 2013

Bangladesh team well-positioned to deliver on commitments to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh garment factories.

DHAKA—The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety officially launched its local operation in Dhaka today, ensuring an on-the-ground presence to facilitate its effort to bring improved fire and structural safety to Bangladesh garment factories. The Alliance—an historic coalition of global apparel companies and their partners—will unify efforts to dramatically improve garment factory safety conditions in Bangladesh following a string of deadly factory fires and collapses.