Negotiations between over 100 brands, retailers and union representatives have led to an extension of the Pakistan Agreement. This is a country-specific agreement within the International Accord. With the new signing, the fashion companies confirm their shared commitment to better labor and safety standards in the Pakistani supply chain.
The extension came into effect retroactively to January 1, 2026. It underlines the signatories’ ongoing commitment to structural measures to ensure worker safety. This includes independent factory inspections, safety training, a grievance mechanism for workers and concrete safety measures in Pakistani textile and clothing factories.
Signatories include Bestseller, H&M Group, Inditex (Zara), PVH Corp. (Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger) and C&A. These brands had previously publicly expressed their support for the program.
The renewed Pakistan Agreement will run until December 31, 2026 and will then be automatically extended until December 31, 2029. This is in line with the overarching framework agreements of the International Accord.
The International Accord was founded in Bangladesh in 2013 after the Rana Plaza factory collapse. Since then, it has been considered a legally binding collaboration between brands and unions. The aim is to enforce structural factory safety in the global clothing industry. The Pakistan Agreement is part of the same framework and officially entered into force on January 1, 2023.
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