Regulating factory safety in the Bangladeshi garment industry

James, Philip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1500-9468, Miles, Lilian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7224-757X, Croucher, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9617-734X and Houssart, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8536-8220 (2019) Regulating factory safety in the Bangladeshi garment industry. Regulation & Governance, 13 (3) . pp. 431-444. ISSN 1748-5983 [Article] (doi:10.1111/rego.12183)

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Abstract

This paper examines how far the workplace inspection programme established under the 2013 Accord on Fire and Building Safety has served to improve safety in Bangladesh garment factories, and the extent to which its operation has been influenced by the factors that the literature suggests are important in shaping the outcomes of private regulatory initiatives. Its findings suggest that such regulation can generate positive outcomes, even in the absence of strong public regulatory support. They also caution against discounting the role of compliance-based enforcement strategies, while highlighting the importance of their adequate resourcing and transparency. Some support is also offered for the argument that such regulatory initiatives could directly influence the market dynamics that shape supplier working conditions.

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