Inspection and auditing agencies, Alliance and Accord have successfully completed the inspection of 1700 garment factories in Bangladesh. Representing European buyers, Accord on Fire and Building Safety, with 189 corporate members, including H&M and Carrefour said that it has discovered more than 80,000 safety problems in the 1,106 factories it inspected. On the other hand, representing the American buyers and brands Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety factories with its 26 members, including Walmart, Gap and Target, completed inspection of 587. Presently, both the groups are working with Bangladeshi factory owners to support improvements, like fireproof doors or fire-sprinkler systems to be installed in apparel manufacturing facilities.
