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Walmart yet to compensate for the Tazreen fire

To make payments to the families of the 112 workers killed and those permanently injured in a fire at the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh, the Clean Clothes Campaign and the International Labor Rights Forum are calling on international brands, including Walmart and El Corte Ingles, to contribute to a fund established for that.

The families of those killed and injured have been fighting for compensation for the loss of their loved ones or loss of their own ability to earn an income since the last three years.

The Spanish department store El Corte Ingles, the German discount retailer KIK, C&A, Sean John’s Enyce brand, and US giant Wlamart are the brands that Tazreen produced for. IndustriALL Global Union, the Clean Clothes Campaign, C&A and the C&A Foundation, just prior to the second anniversary of the fire last year, signed an agreement to make payments specifically to cover loss of income and medical treatment. This agreement led to the creation of the Tazreen Claims Administration Trust, which oversees the claims process, cooperates with organisations representing the families and collects funding to make the payments.

To cover the payments it is expected that the Trust will raise money primarily through contributions from brands and retailers whose products were produced at the Tazreen factory. Most brands have agreed to this, however, Walmart, Tazreen’s largest customer has yet to provide any funds to compensate the survivors and the families of the deceased workers.

Walmart publically declared it would contribute $3 million via BRAC USA for the victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse and for victims of other garment factory tragedies in Bangladesh last year. Till date, though, Walmart has refused to allocate any money to those affected by the Tazreen fire.

 
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