[English summary of key points of Japanese language report. Summary prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. A more detailed report will be available in English in September 2014]

1.      The report says that both the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety focus only on improving the safety of garment factories, and do not have an adequate focus on the rights of the workers.

2.      Pursuant to the inspections of the above organisations, over 20 factories have been closed. However, the provisions for providing compensation for workers who lose their jobs as a result of these factory closures are not adequate.

3.      People who were injured at Rana Plaza received some compensation from the government and from a small number of companies, but many companies still have not yet provided compensation.  

4.      International garment companies still put strong pressure on suppliers to provide goods cheaply, giving rise to concerns that another Rana Plaza could happen. Workers are still being forced to work extremely long hours, causing problems to their health.

5.      Workers in leather factories work exposed to harmful chemicals, with grave risks to their health.