The International Accord is a legally-binding agreement between garment brands and trade unions designed to make Ready-Made Garment (RMG) factories safe. The parties to this agreement commit to the health and safety work already undertaken in Bangladesh and to the expansion of additional country-specific health and safety programs. The health and safety programs include: - independent fire, electrical, structural and boiler safety inspections - development of Corrective Actions Plans (CAPs) with remediation timelines - remediation monitoring through regular follow-up inspections & CAP updates - escalation procedures to warn factories of inadequate remediation progress leading to termination of business if these efforts do not succeed - financing remediation procedures to ensure that remediation is financially feasible - worker awareness program through all employee meetings and dissemination of booklets -Safety Committee training program - Independent OSH complaints mechanism available to all workers in covered factories