The Accord also protects workers' rights by making companies legally responsible for making factories safe and protects their right to refuse dangerous work or to enter unsafe buildings. The agreement is jointly governed by companies and worker representatives and includes a central role for independent worker representatives in its implementation. This year its network of 110 independent engineers have carried out inspections at hundreds of sites, identifying more than 80,000 safety issues and suspending production at 17 factories. In the last two years about 200 new garment worker unions have been registered, where 65 per cent of the leadership and the majority of members are women.