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Persistent Threat: PFAS in Textiles and Water in Molla Bazar Community, Bangladesh - 2024

 

Location of affected community Molla Bazar in Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Sampling Site

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Basic Information

Case ID: 2024-011

Identification Number from Open Supply Hub (OS-ID): BD201924879X5H3

Open supply hub link

Affected Country: Bangladesh

Ecological Sector Risks concerned:

  • Soil contamination
  • Food contamination
  • Water and freshwater pollution
  • Chemicals of concern (as defined in UNEP Chemicals in Products Programme) (use or exposure or emission)

Community Details

Name of community:
Molla Bazar Community

District of community:
Ashulia (Dhaka Export Processing Zone)

Dhaka

Bangladesh

Workers movement

No information about unions available.

No information about workers committees available.

Business Relations

It is not known, whether at least one of the buyers has the duty to report according to the Supply Chain Act / CSDDD.

Known business relationship to factory:

Nearby factories include Windy Group, Sharmin Group, Ha-Meem Group, Wintex Garments Ltd. (OS-ID BD201924879X5H3) and Ethical Garments. 

Follow up

Known Reaction by Buyer(s):

Not applicable at this moment.

Sources

Name of reporting organisation: ESDO and IPEN

Source of information about the case:

https://ipen.org/sites/default/files/documents/pfas-textiles-water-bangladesh-v3.pdf

Contributor: HEJ Support

 

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