Rana Plaza 10 years later: Fast fashion and safety concerns persist.
Ten years after the Rana Plaza disaster, the Bangladesh Accord has made over 1,600 factories in Bangladesh safer for over 2.5 million workers, but fast fashion brands still resist change. The accord has its limitations, primarily focusing on factory safety issues and not addressing wage theft and mass redundancies. Some major brands continue to dodge signing the International Accord protecting safety standards, and America has been particularly resistant to reform. The accord also has a limited timeframe and must be negotiated every few years, which is a problem as it gives an opportunity to actors who would like to see a weaker accord.