May 15, 2023
Worker Lives Remain a Serious Concern in Bangladesh’s Garment Industry
On the 10th anniversary of the horrendous Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, the battle for safe working conditions and fair wages is still ongoing.
The owner of the building, who falsified construction documents, was jailed and faces murder charges along with 35 cronies for the death of over 1,100 employees. While their trial slowly proceeds, workers continue to endure underpayment and harassment.
Labor organizations, consumers, and multinational fashion corporations developed an Accord on Fire and Building Fire Safety designed to improve conditions. However, Levi Strauss, Gap, Walmart, and Amazon have failed to sign on.
Wealthier nations must step in to eliminate the incentive to profiteer from vulnerable climate migrants who are forced to labor in the factories.
A brake on the profit system could effectively combat such gross exploitation.
Check out the full article by Sarah Butler and Thaslima Begum via the Guardian:
Commentary by Henry Noble GHJ team
Read more on this: https://socialism.com/fso-article/10-years-after-the-rana-plaza-collapse-exploitation-in-the-bangladeshi-garment-industry-is-still-rife/
