Accord and Alliance, western retailer groups have warned 37 garment exporters of severing business ties with them for their failure to timely address safety concerns in line with Corrective Action Plans (CAPs). According to the sources, after initial inspection, both the groups conducting follow-up assessment in their respective listed factories have identified those units where the remedial work is not satisfactory and issued non-compliance letters. Accord’s recently also said on its website that if no action is taken following this letter and the Accord doesn’t see adequate progress, the signatory companies in the factory will need to invoke the provisions of the Accord related to non-compliance with required remediation.
