Another sobering finding from the report: More half of the 7,000-plus Bangladeshi factories currently in operation are, in fact, used for subcontracted or indirect sourcing. That means almost 3,000,000 workers at these factories are not protected by the two large-scale labor safety initiatives involving major European and North American fashion brands that emerged post-Rana Plaza, the Accord and the Alliance . Efforts to improve worker safety have been funded by over $280 million in globally sourced support, so that’s a pretty staggering number of workers who are not benefitting from money meant to reform Bangladesh’s garment industry. The report also found that of 3,425 factories inspected, only eight factories have sufficiently fixed violation issues after the Rana Plaza catastrophe in order to pass inspection.Although the report didn’t look at or reveal names of specific retailers or labels using these subcontracted factories, much of your closet may well be produced via indirectly sourced labor: “Our research indicates that subcontracting is a routine feature of most, if not all, fashion brands' supply chains,” Labowitz said.So what should happen next, based on this report? “Brands need to acknowledge the full scale of the supply chain, account for the true cost of production, and create space where more transparency is possible about subcontracting,” Labowitz said. “Leaders within Bangladesh can be the catalyst for a shared responsibility approach, where brands together with their primary suppliers, governments, and others develop solutions to make sure that all workers are safe and treated with dignity.”