Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ALLIANCE PROVIDES APPAREL COMPANIES AND RETAILERS THE UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND PUT FORWARD CONCRETE SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE GLOBAL APPAREL AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES. THE ALLIANCE IS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING TANGIBLE AND MEASURABLE PERFORMANCE TARGETS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WORKERS IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY. SUSTAINABLE REFORM WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH FACTORY INSPECTIONS, FINANCING, REMEDIATION AND CERTIFIED EQUIPMENT, TRAINING IN FIRE, ELECTRICAL AND BUILDING SAFETY STANDARDS, AND WORKER EMPOWERMENT. THE ALLIANCE IS SUPPORTED BY MEMBERSHIP DUES WHICH ARE BASED EITHER ON EXPORT VOLUME OR A MAXIMUM LIMIT.
THE ALLIANCE FOR BANGLADESH WORKER SAFETY, INC. (THE ALLIANCE) WAS FOUNDED BY A GROUP OF GLOBALLY HEAD-QUARTERED APPAREL COMPANIES AND RETAILERS AND BRANDS WHO HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO DEVELOP AND LAUNCH THE BANGLADESH WORKER SAFETY INITIATIVE, A BINDING, FIVE-YEAR UNDERTAKING THAT WILL BE TRANSPARENT, RESULTS-ORIENTED, MEASURABLE AND VERIFIABLE WITH THE INTENT OF IMPROVING SAFETY IN BANGLADESHI READY-MADE GARMENT (RMG) FACTORIES. COLLECTIVELY, THE FOUNDING NORTH AMERICAN MEMBERS REPRESENT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF NORTH AMERICAN IMPORTS OF RMG FROM BANGLADESH, PRODUCED AT MORE THAN 785 FACTORIES.
THE ALLIANCE PROVIDES APPAREL COMPANIES AND RETAILERS THE UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND PUT FORWARD CONCRETE SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE GLOBAL APPAREL AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES. THE ALLIANCE IS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVE TANGIBLE AND MEASURABLE PERFORMANCE TARGETS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WORKERS IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY. SUSTAINABLE REFORM WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH FACTORY INSPECTIONS, FINANCING, REMEDIATION AND CERTIFIED EQUIPMENT, TRAINING IN FIRE, ELECTRICAL AND BUILDING SAFETY STANDARDS, AND WORKER EMPOWERMENT. THE ALLIANCE IS SUPPORTED BY MEMBERSHIP DUES WHICH ARE BASED ON EITHER EXPORT VOLUME OR MAXIMUM LIMIT. THE ALLIANCE SUPPORTED OVER 6,700 WORKERS FROM ALLIANCE FACTORIES THAT WERE TEMPORARILY DISPLACED DURING REMEDIATION WORK. THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH BRAC- ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST NGOS - TO ADMINISTER THIS FUND,ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND MANAGE DISBURSEMENT. IN TOTAL, 173 FACTORIES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED DURING REMEDIATION. 400 FACTORIES HAVE COMPLETED ALL MATERIAL CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN ITEMS. MORE THAN 1,500,000 WORKERS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH INITIAL BASIC FIRE SAFETY TRAINING. 941 FACTORIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE HELPLINE AND OVER 1,500,000 WORKERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON HELPLINE ACCESS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ellen Tauscher | FORMER CHAIR | 5 | $300,000 |
| James Moriarty | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $300,000 |
| Ed Johnston | DIRECTOR | 5 | $100,000 |
| Tapan Chowdhury | DIRECTOR | 5 | $100,000 |
| Simone Sultana | DIRECTOR | 5 | $100,000 |
| Marko Reyes | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Amanda Nusz | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Sean Cady | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Dana Veeder | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jan Saumweber | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
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