Excellent piece by just-style.com (Laura Husband)! Many thanks for incorporating my comments

Final EU CSDDD vote makes brands accountable 11 years after Rana Plaza
just-style.com/news/final-eu-… via just-style.com

Today marks the 11th anniversary of Rana Plaza tragedy. The root causes of tragedy and worker suffering persist.

My piece on the occasion of the 10th anniversary is here

theconversation.com/rana-plaza-ten… via The Conversation

Great to co-host with Colin Smyth MSP CPG Bangladesh & CPG Fair Trade joint meeting.

Good to learn how sustainable initiatives tackle problems in Bangladesh's garment industry.

Thanks to Cllr Nurul Hoque Ali & Evelyn Tweed MSP for attending & speakers Professor M. Azizul Islam & Mohammad Ghayasuddin

Here is my take:
Rana Plaza: ten years after the Bangladesh factory collapse, we are no closer to fixing modern slavery theconversation.com/rana-plaza-ten… via The Conversation

Professor Aziz Islam of the University’s Business School has been shortlisted for a prestigious Research Project of the Year accolade in this year's Times Higher Education (THE) Awards!

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Professor Aziz Islam speaks with Neil Cutting at AccountingWEB about modern slavery and how CFOs and finance directors can make their income statements and balance sheets human rights friendly.

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Pleased to speak with Neil Cutting for AccountingWEB.co.uk
on putting human rights on the balance sheets | AccountingWEB accountingweb.co.uk/business/finan…

Our work to raise awareness of the working conditions and campaign for an independent #FashionWatchdog for the UK Government to curb unethical practices in the global garment trade has been recognised by the Green Gown Awards judges.

Our work to raise awareness of the working conditions and campaign for an independent #FashionWatchdog for the UK Government to curb unethical practices in the global garment trade has been recognised by the Green Gown Awards judges.

abdn.ac.uk/news/in-brief/… via University of Aberdeen

We're finalists in the 2023 Green Gown Awards! We're shortlisted twice in the 'Research with Impact - Institution' category for Professor M. Azizul Islam and Rowett Institute, while Raghu Mahadevappa has been named in the 'Sustainability Champion - Student' category! fal.cn/3Af7w

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Strongly condemn the #murder of Shahidul Islam, a senior union leader from BGIWF for standing up for due wages for #workers in a factory in #Bangladesh supplying garments to global brands. We call for #accountability and #HumanRights
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More solid reporting on the brutal murder of Bangladeshi trade union activist, Shahidul Islam.
The BGIWF is demanding justice for his murder and hundreds of workers have taken to the streets in recent days.
theguardian.com/global-develop…

Following the brutal killing of BGIWF trade union activist, Shahidul Islam, we are fundraising to support their campaign for justice and to help the family Shahidul leaves behind.
You can donate here:
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My pleasure to contribute to this dialogue 🙏

#RanaPlazaCollapse | 'The collapse of the 8-storey building on April 24 2013, which housed 5 factories making clothes for western high street brands, was the worst of its kind in the world,' writes Muhammad Azizul Islam.
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