Compensation for the Bangladeshi fire victims

Finally, the actvism and lobbying efforts for the Bangladeshi garments workers have been paid off as the multinational companies agreed to work with the garment industries in Bangladesh to ensure compensation for the workers who were victims of the recent fire.

Change.org reports on February 1st:

The multinationals that own the GAP, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Wrangler and Lee jeans, JC Penney, Osh Kosh B'Gosh, Abercrombie & Fitch and Target have all agreed to institute an immediate nationwide fire safety system and to ensure that the Hameem Group, which owns the factory where the fire took place, appropriately compensates workers and their families for their losses in the fire "in an amount based upon the lost wages of the deceased workers and in an amount that is acceptable to the relevant parties in Bangladesh."

The companies agreed to meet directly with labor rights groups in Bangladesh and to institute a mandatory "proactive safety remediation program" in "all factories supplying to the brands." They agreed to fund the program and to insure that the chief inspector is acceptable to Bangladeshi labor rights groups.