Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will not protect workers

The horrific fire at the Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi where almost 300 workers were killed was only the most recent example of where company sponsored safety regulations are a criminal joke. A leading fashion company, GAP, is now backtracking on its commitment to allow workers to oversee and have an input in the fire safety program of its sub-contracting companies. GAP now wants to implement its own corporate-controlled, fire safety program, free from workers input. This is a recipe for more fires, and more deaths.

The horrific fire at the Ali Enterprises garment factory in Karachi where almost 300 workers were killed was only the most recent example of where company sponsored safety regulations are a criminal joke. A leading fashion company, GAP, is now backtracking on its commitment to allow workers to oversee and have an input in the fire safety program of its sub-contracting companies. GAP now wants to implement its own corporate-controlled, fire safety program, free from workers input. This is a recipe for more fires, and more deaths.