On Wednesday 12 July, during a meeting in Brussels of the joint commission that governs their bilateral relations, the EU called on Bangladesh to address"swiftly" the most recent recommendations of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on implementing the sustainability pact for the ready-to-wear garment sector in Bangladesh through "concrete actions and timelines". The sustainability pact was set up following the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in 2013.
While they hailed...