Six months ago, the U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, said he was worried that the "perfect storm" that may threaten the brand in Bangladesh, "International Herald Tribune" reported in the United States, the country's leading apparel exporters.
He was troubled by the failure to protect workers' rights, said he was explicitly warned of the high price of his local audience, they may have to pay another factory fire: American chief executives began to worry about their corporate reputation at risk being.
On Saturday, it's happening.
The survivors said that when a fire alarm went off in Tazreen fashion, the manager told workers, this is a simple failure. The exit door is locked. The fire extinguisher did not work.
Yesterday's death toll to 112. The victims were trapped in a burning building or jumped to their death in despair.
Many New Yorkers, this is completely avoidable terror, a painful reminder of the 1911 Triangle blouse factory fire, causing the death of 146 people - all but 23 of the young women - a factory in Manhattan.
Triangle the smock fire the leadership of the landmark law, in order to protect the rights of workers, and to ensure the safety of the building.
The best, the appalling loss of life in the world last weekend Bangladesh have similar results.
Buy clothes from Bangladesh factory can help to do this - shops refuse to do business, reduce costs, and cut corners security.
This is one thing, companies such as Apple's factories, Foxconn Technology Group, where worker productivity is highly systematic work outsourced to. It is quite another trading company often life-threatening workers.
How to know who they're dealing with? Wal-Mart's rating system, which is worth a look. It has six color-coded security level, it orange to Tanzeen, rating, or high risk, in May 2011.
Why the United States as a factory police? They need to protect their own brand name. Place in Bangladesh, then the power of the free market may liquidation protect employees.
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