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Settlement claims of survivors, families in Tazreen factory fire complete

The Clean Clothes Campaign and the International Labor Rights Forum are happy with the fact that a scheme set up by them to provide compensation to people affected by the Tazreen Fashions fire of 2012 has ended with the settlement of claims of survivors and also to the dependents of those who were killed in the fire.

The Tazreen Claims Administration Trust, which used a system for calculating and distributing awards based upon a similar initiative designed for those affected by the Rana Plaza building collapse, announced last Friday that the work to disburse claims, carry out medical assessments, calculate amounts owed to each beneficiary and distribute payments was complete.

It may be remembered that on 24 November, 2012 a fire ripped through the Tazreen Fashions garment factory in Bangladesh killing 113 workers and injuring nearly 200.

Three years later in September 2015, the Tazreen Claims Administration Trust was set up as a result of an agreement signed in 2014 by C&A, C&A Foundation, IndustriALL Global Union and the Clean Clothes Campaign. This agreement led to the establishment of the Tazreen Claims Administration Trust in October 2015.

In November 2015, $2.5 million was put into a fund set up to cover the cost of the awards by brands that sourced goods from Tazreen Fashions. The remainder of each award had already been provided through payments made in the immediate aftermath of the fire by the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Fund.

C&A Foundation and Fung Foundation each contributed $1 million to the fund. Smaller funds were provided by Walmart (via BRAC USA), KiK and El Corte Ingles.

 
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