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A clothes factory in Bangladesh
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TWENTY British brands have still not signed up to new safety regulations for garment workers introduced following the 2013 Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, campaigners revealed today.
The Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, which is due for renewal in less than 100 days is to be replaced by a new accord covering two million workers.
So far, 109 garment companies across the world have signed the new agreement, but 20 British companies, including Debenhams, Marks and Spencer, Next, Morrisons and Sainsbury's, are among those that have not.
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