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Labor rights groups implore apparel brands to sign fire safety agreement

Following the fire that killed at least seven people today who were locked inside Smart Export Garments Ltd in Dhaka, the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) and the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) called on major retailers and brands that buy apparel from Bangladesh to join the labor-supported Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement in order to prevent future tragedies.