Loblaw Cos on Tuesday outlined its plans to create better protections for garment workers in Bangladesh as well as reaffirming a company commitment
to remain in the country, reports Global News.
‘Our approach is a combination of actions specific to Loblaw and some related to our participation in broader initiatives,’ Robert Chant, senior vice-president of corporate affairs at the country’s largest food retailer, said.
Chant was appearing before parliamentary standing committee in Ottawa.
Garments from Loblaw’s Joe Fresh discount fashion brand were discovered in the rubble and the company quickly acknowledged a relationship with a vendor
using the plant, which was in breach of multiple building violations when it collapsed.
Parliamentarians sitting on the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development were told of a three-pronged relief programmeme Loblaw is putting in place to aid recovery efforts.
The plan includes direct financial assistance to injured workers and families – though Loblaw has yet to specify how much it will spend; rehabilitation efforts for injured workers, as well as a joint programme with Save the Children Canada and Save the Children Bangladesh to ‘provide life skills and workplace support for garment industry workers and their families,’ the company said.
-With New Age input
