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

 

Location of affected community Noyapara in Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh

© Google Earth, ESDO/IPEN

 

Basic Information

Case ID: 2024-010

Identification Number from Open Supply Hub (OS-ID): BD2019248RM7ZF1

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:
Noyapara 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 Ideas Garments Limited, FNF Trend Fashion Ltd., Seo Sweater and Pretty Group, Wucho Fashion Ltd.. According to Open Supply Hub Wucho Fashion Ltd. is a supplier to Next Plc., River Island, Mango and at least one member of Partnership for Sustainable Textiles.

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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