already, whether that's on the athlete side or that the media side from the i s we've done some research and we've actually found that wanting to athletes are experiencing mental health concerns, which is a really large on. but when you think about that, half our population are experiencing some sort of issue and anxiety is certainly high prevalence. so we know that this is really common and it affects what about weights and it's going to impact them all differently as well. ah, scripts, have you been this hello, adrian trying to get here and how the headlines on al jazeera se asia is struggling with a such in corona virus infections. malaysia is imposing a nationwide too weak lockdown and vietnam is suspend the international flights and testing or 9000000 people who live in her human city. just here is florence louis reports from chronologic on the strict restrictions in malaysia. the government

says this is necessary to prevent the collapse of a health care system that's already under severe strain. so now and only essential services and sectors are allowed to operate at reduced capacity. and even then people want to go into work have to have a letter from the relevant ministry to show that they do belong in one of the allowed sectors. and schools also shut and only 2 persons per household are allowed out to obtain essential items with an attend kilometer radius from their home. in bangladesh, this been a surgeon new infections, the national lockdown that has been extended for a further month. health officials are especially concerned about an increase in cases in districts along the border with india. the government in peru has more than doubled its corona virus. deft all to one 180000 health officials admit that the number of fatalities has been under reported prompting them to change the criteria. the coven, 19 related deaths. only brazil and mexico have

a higher death toll in latin america. so i can authorities have begun a criminal investigation into a cargo ship file that's responsible. one of the countries was ecological disastrous vessel is carrying large amounts of toxic nitric acid micro plastics. much of it spilled overboard, causing widespread damage for the ivory coast. president lauren back bowes expected to go home later this month. after spending 10 years and exile the decision follows his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity at the international criminal court. 10 police officers in columbia, a being investigated for allowing civilians to shoot at demonstrators in cali during nationwide anti government rallies, 20 deaths and linked to the demonstrations, which began in response to proposed tax reforms which has since been withdrawn. and those were headlines bonnie's here and i was 0 after inside story. next me we

understand the differences, minorities of conscience across the world. are you taking out era? we're bringing the news and current affairs. ah, there for the garment, industry and bangladesh, it was the worst disaster. but 2013 run a plaza collapse, led to a global agreement to improve safety standards. but that accord could expire soon. so who will protect the people who make many of our close? this is inside sort. ah, ah. hello and welcome to the program. i'm huh. jim jim, the ron plaza, disaster 8 years ago, highlighted a dark side of the global fashioned industry workers in the developing world. many

of them women and children making clothes in dangerous conditions to be sold in wealthier nations. more than 1100 people died when the tower collapsed in bangladesh, the world's 2nd biggest clothing exporter, the factories inside made garments for major european and american brands. within 3 weeks, many heading those same brand signed a legally binding a cord to improve factory conditions across bangladesh. run a plaza collapsed 5 months after fire destroyed the tarzan fashions factory not far away, killing a 112 people. survivors of both incidents are still dealing with the fall out. i mean, what do i have to take a lot of medicines and i'm in a lot of pain. there is no income source in my family. the brands who will be speaking to ask them to compensate and insure a rehabilitation in lifelong medical treatments because we are living in human life . i mean, after my past,

i'm the c marks of oxford street fashions for 4 years. i suffered severe injuries. both my hands got fractured, my hips were dislocated. my neck bone was damaged, my head hurts and i couldn't sleep properly. the cord on fire and building safety and bung with ash was due to expire on monday. it's been extended by 3 months, while manufacturers and unions negotiate a replacement. more than 200 international brands find the agreement. it covers about 1600 factories that employ 2000000 workers. in the past 5 years, more than 30 a 1000 inspections have been carried out. unsafe factories have been made to improve standards or had their contracts canceled. this by the last minute extension, the agreement may be in jeopardy bung with issue. manufacturers are now backing the ready made garment sustainability council that was set up last year. unlike its predecessor, the new council has no legal authority to make factories comply. ah,

all right, let's bring in our guess induct, now's my actor, president of some elite to garments ceramic federation and a workers' rights activist in brussels, been yvonne pepper site senior legal advisor at the european center for constitutional and human rights. and in geneva, our deputy general secretary of uni global union, a warm welcome to you all. now my, let me start with you today. many say that the record on fire and building safety has led to real change in making factories far safer in bangladesh. from your perspective has that mostly been due to the fact that it is a legally binding agreement. thank you. like me. yes, i will be involved and it's been legally binding and said, and rebec media forecast live in bangladesh, vegas before around

a while last everybody mom every moment that the fire and then we call it happen and happen. so because there is no any mechanism and binding where the worker can booked it. but after that, i'm the last 100 years of brands that legal branding agreement with the industrial and you need the union. so there is a lot of media and action and infrastructure and which is very safe. and so because i'd love to have them back our work session. so there is no that is relation. there is no meaning. so leave one extent and long from

session agreement. that's now that last moment that's slightly national limit. so we don't want that, but we want fully paid up legal binding agreements because equity has been work not only safety for their working one mission, so ok. i saw you nodding to a lot of what and i was more saying there, so it looks like you wanted to jump in. but i also want to ask you what have the road blocks been in getting to the point where the chord was extended by 3 months. and are you concerned that it could ultimately be at risk of falling apart? let me say that i think that all from the, from the union side, from the brown fight and from the industry side, we have a very strong inter trust for the r, a c for the program in bangladesh,

to succeed and to continue either in order to do that, we were able to agree to the extension agreement, but really the only one thing it buys us a little bit more time that we can continue our negotiations for success or agreement for the current court, which basically end what the end to do without this extension agreement. and what's really important from our point of view is that in addition to the r a c agreement, but as a place just continues to be there for us as unions to be able to continue to play our part. we need to continue to have a strong agreement between the unions and the brands that together. we can make sure that the brands that are participating in the r a c and then the other future country programs we want to develop can really be held accountable for the commitment that they're making under and such an agreement. and also it's important to have the independent and joint monitoring mechanism so that we don't return to

the times of free on the plaza. browns are basically doing self monitoring or participate in voluntary programs. so these are 2 very important key elements for us to be want to see, continue in a successor agreement, been workers' rights groups. and in geo is have said that the record has really led to significant improvement. and they also said that it could be used as a model for other countries that have similar production facilities, especially when it comes to the garment industry. do you agree with that? and also could you list some of the key achievements from your perspective of the court? yeah, indeed, the court is its significant different model, notably because us us ms bus here has previously highlighted that legally binding agreement between unions on the why and, and brands on the other hand to manage specific risk in their supply chain. so we

see the accord being extremely effective in bangladesh, in that context to identify fire and building safety risks in those brands, secondary brands, supply chains, and also remediating it no to be because brands are legally obligated to ensure that their suppliers are complying and participating in the court problem program and also that there is a solution being found for the financial implications of addressing no specific human rights risk. so we've really seen results under the 1st the court that successor agreement. and there's no reason to believe that that similar issues could be dealt with in other contexts like pakistan, verify around building safety is also an issue or even globally or on other issues or even in other industries. because we see similar models also being used. for example, in florida to deal know to be with labor ice conditions in the tomato industry.

so we see here a very strong model to actually address human rights risks and impacts and delivering results in a way that we haven't seen with voluntary regimes before. now, what are the conditions right now for garment workers in bangladesh? i mean, where do things stand? we know that conditions have improved in the factories, but have wages increased. is there a system in place whereby workers have compensation? if they get injured on the job, how is the situation for the workers in bangladesh, the most love, the brand come to our country or other country will satellites in if they can do but see, play that? so in bangladesh, we don't have the living with the stone, we have the minimum, what is less than $100.00? so even, you know, in our law it's very difficult because most of our parliament member and there

are more less and they get more advantage from that. even that lives. nation. when amendment we, you are the only injure then when you get into the house. in fact, that is like more then it's like more than one of those in europe, or if you did a new housing. so the fact is that i'm paying fish on nothing and it's the city. so we had some programs because the last, the me, when people on my back and it's very is shame and very painful. it's because over how that work these martyr. so that time they open that door for you will meet the minimum with increasing and

also some back to you and you have collective bargaining back in the main ground drive. it's not much that because our were the been the 19 the fact the whole edition level don't, but they are working in the factory the brand, i know about the brand new monitoring and the, i mean all that weeks and had that done what. but even though workers, i'm not getting any benefit, but we've had some sell in this and do you think that would be that raise their voice and then they send them also in new them and also did and lost their job. so the one we sean seen looks like lot of people, but reality is not that because as long as they're living was we don't want them. and then the violence is increasing every day and better them, it's more and more so that the issue as long as not addressing the working on

mission or not. and that we all please back is not look, we need independent and need been you were reacting to a lot of nausea was saying, did you want to jump in? i can only reinforce what, what my saying like bangladesh is estates, read are still room for significant progress in terms of guarantee actually what our minimum standards of labor rights. i'm thinking about joining or forming, you know, your own choosing or getting a salary that is right or factory. and i think what is important here again, in relationship to the courts, is that the court of course, only deals with fire and building safety and safety in general. but that it's important that as long as the states of bangladesh is not guaranteeing dose rights dead brands, the national consensus, at least you ended brands and retailers need to make sure that at least in their own supply chains, those rights are getting respected. and in that sense, the say,

the signing or the accession and continuation of individual legally binding agreements with unions seems like a crucial step forward in order for brands to meet her expectations as, as outlined on the united nations. alca, so we know that while improvements have been made, while conditions have gotten safer at, you know, many factories are still a lot more work to do. and that's kind of what it boils down to. right. but i also want to ask you, what is the government's role in all this? what is the government of bangladesh been doing when it comes to these negotiations? so the government of fung additional charge is not part of our negotiations. there of course, a regulatory body for the industry in the country. but basically the r a c, where the, the brands, the unions and the industry are together as a private industry initiatives. it would be our interest in the future to make it the, the body that overseas safety in the garbage industry for the entire country. but

for that, a lot of investments still needs to happen off into the local infrastructure capacity and resources on the government side. because really tricky, the government does inspections and to overseas are the, the health and safety standards in the industry. and until that is happening, i think it's important that we continue with this private initiative to, to safeguard what we have achieved. because i think there is no doubt that the industry is much improved compared to those 2013 been b, m b started. but as you rightly said, there is a lot of work to do. even the factories that are covered by the court are not fully remediated to be have a big part of work still ahead of us. and in terms of rights and improvement of i think there is a lot of time that needs to pass as well. and we have training programs on the ground health and safety record committees together with management,

the factories of being set up. are those things the attitude to those kind of new institutions don't change over night. and it will take some time for everybody to, to really grow together and work together in a natural way. now my, there have been critics of the r s. c that have question the makeup of its board. some of these critics has said that there may be too many members that are representing companies that have financial stakes in the garment industry in bangladesh. and that there may not be enough members who represent workers' rights organizations. i want to ask you, do you think that what the r s c has been doing has been effective? what kind of role have they been playing so far and would they continue to be effective? if this accord expires in another 3 months, we do the pending and we didn't we didn't track at all because you know, we haven't done

a little more lenient. but with the funny side they have very much guster. i'm very much and i see him because we need them. they will not be sending luck because the act will be like the fact that when they're transpired, they're not giving compensation as early as article age. they're violet. and if they fell legally, they have to be one of the workers and also many areas and equity not only was safety also in texas because when we started within the factory and we had, we have one factor you know, but affects the lock except the union but when they come with the stablish that factory the union, yes i did with the committee member the work effect. so then the union and the best

3 and brand and echoed when they have initial meeting and all you may be better. they are accepted, you know, that fact, it has also signed the lease agreement. so also we have the payment issue. i need chris. any other issues are working on it? some times, many cases we get that team so i see him not be work like that. and also then also i've been to the union, if there is in the violence also they have after 6 months. so we want this brand, she wants to be assisted living model as a team, which would be very neutral and independent vendor. the workers are not against that industry because if the affected the state that was said that the be the business will be more appropriate and more better way. which i mean, i see that if we don't have any confidence, right,

if the record were to expire, and if there is no other legally binding program in its place, how would that impact the work of the r s c going forward and what might the consequences be for workers in bangladesh as unions to have take a very good position right from the beginning. when the r s t was formed in, in june last year. we will only be part of the r a c, if there is a legally binding agreement. in the background between the union's and the brand, we believe we need such an agreement in place to be able to fully enforce older commitments and obligations of brands to hold them accountable. and we will not be part often r a c. if such an agreement not in place, we had announced that we would withdraw from the r a c pending in new agreement. so we not be have an interim agreement which has not been signed by. i think it was 10

brands already just after 2 hours today. we will continue to work in the receipt until the end of the extension agreement and be hope we will be able to continue to work in the setting of the r a c. beyond that, if we are able to to agree a new agreement. but for us, it's a question of credibility and he will not be part of an organization. but we believe that some of these elements for real credibility lacking been, i want to take a step back for a moment and talk about something else, has had a big impact on the economy and bangladesh. of course, that's the cove in 1900 pandemic. i want to ask you, what has that meant for workers in the garment industry in bangladesh and the global demand for apparel has been way down because of the pandemic. so how devastating has this been for the garment, industry and bangladesh, and how devastating has it been for workers? i think it's hard to say it has been particularly devastating for boat suppliers in my dash as well as, as workers because as result of

a drop in demand and as was not necessarily a voluntary one because slots of government and consumer countries mandated a closure off of non essential shops, so including floating stores which at least force the on the retailers that do not have an online presence to, to deal with, with orders that were already programmed. going forward. so a number of retailers have then decided to abandon every contract or any order that they had old standing, even if that was already agreed on. the status was already in production. if that was about to be shipped, or if, even if it was be shipped and a number of brands had done. so in terms that are not necessarily coherent with either their contract or statutes. so, but simply because they could,

because we do need to realize that in the garment industry, there is quite significant our balance between brands on the one hand and suppliers and the other hand. so brands just abandoned contract, even if they themselves still have obligations in those contracts, for example, to pay suppliers for partially incurred costs or other provisions of the contract. and suppliers largely accepted because they were not in a position to, to district as or to enforce the contract to be seen very little disputes about it . because most suppliers, when, when cool it's, it is better, more managed, want to resume those business relations. so suppliers really between a rock and a hard place and they themselves don't have necessarily the ability to still make that. so they are forced to do exactly the same with their workers and your mouse layers rich rich and puts workers on the streets without. while depending on the

country, but without necessarily having access to social protection measures. so you see this whole cascading effects going down. so that decision had much impact on the suppliers as well as on workers. now my, you spoke a little earlier about just how much worry there is among the workers of the garment industry in bangladesh, about the idea that the court might expire. you know, when you take that, that fear and that worry along with the effect, the devastating effect that covered 19 has had on the garment industry and on the economy and on the population of bangladesh. what is it like for workers right now? how dire is situation, how much are they concerned about the state of affairs right now? as i mentioned, that brand on the brand side, 90 name, monitoring, pasting,

physically only the i'd be in my life and also is not in the factory. they are in at their head office or in the how's it, but most are work a 100 person working in the actually that's a social ricin. 50 issue. now, i didn't it. it's also very absent because our tech to the fcc and we don't have the class because it's a multi sort of building and they are working full time and there is no, what do you see about the health issue definition for diction. landman, issue, know the home, them and why are you specially the are you been leading while are you not? and so we need to be done to be there we go, expression and voice and stuff. bad. also how to get back to the piano.

right. and also, you know, that we talked a t c back, it's not, you know, what do you mean? everybody's thinking about their feet and then mar, my gosh, that, how got there? i found livelihood. is that most of the female lot gosh, that was a lot of has been abused and heart b, r or women cannot walk in the factory because they don't have the actual get it have both been or you and i be like, well, the spit or go what even asking nobody's talking about also. and there are not properly really physically, mentally because they don't have the best thing. i meant friendly. what i would thing is in bullshit and everything is i'm not,

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