on)factory in 2013 — a disaster that killed 1,134 people and injured another 2,500 — that meaningful protections were put into place. Even as rescue workers were still searching for survivors in the rubble, thousands of garment workers and relatives of the dead rose up, storming (https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/world/asia/bangladeshbuilding-collapse.html)the streets of Dhaka to demand safer working conditions. Within a month, the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety (https://labornotes.org/2019/08/bangladesh-accordgets-lifeline-while-workers-organize-wildcatstrikes) was launched, requiring independent building inspections and reviews of safety standards. The accord functions as an international compact between NGOs, Western manufacturers and Bangladeshi and global unions. Since the program began, two and a half million garment workers have been working under vastly safer conditions — and Nova believes the accord can serve as a roadmap for accomplishing PayUp’s long-term goals. “We need contractually enforceable commitments from brands, and we need brands and unions sitting across the table in real negotiation,” Nova said. “If we want