The 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse, killing more than 1,100 workers and injuring 2,600 more, is the clothing industry’s worst ever industrial incident.
It is not just the body count, though, that made the collapse of the Rana Plaza, a nine-story building in the Bangladeshi industrial city of Savar (near Dhaka), capture global attention (briefly) and spur activism around the world to improve the treatment of garment workers.
This had been an accident waiting to happen. Structural cracks in the building had been discovered the day before. Businesses on the lower floors (shops and the bank) were closed immediately. The five garment factories on the upper floors made their workers keep working. On the morning of April 24 2013 there was a power outage. Diesel generators at the top of the building were turned on. Then the building collapsed.
Readymade garment (RMG) manufacturers in Bangladesh prefer to take delivery of imported raw materials from the Chattogram port, instead of inland container depots (ICDs) to.
Garment workers suffered 35pc pay cut during lockdown: study finds
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Bangladeshi workers in the readymade garments sector suffered a 35 per cent pay cut during the lockdown for the ongoing pandemic last year, according to a new study. While the industry suffered from the closure of markets, suspended shipments, delayed payments and a liquidity crisis, Bangladeshi workers suffered what was in effect a 35% pay cut during the lockdown month, the study reads.
The study report titled The Weakest Link in the Global Supply Chain: How the Pandemic is Affecting Bangladesh s Garment Workers was virtually launched today.
Remember Bangladesh garment factory collapse? Compliance is still a charade 8 yrs later
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The 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse, killing more than 1,100 workers and injuring 2,600 more, is the clothing industry’s worst ever industrial incident.
It is not just the body count, though, that made the collapse of the Rana Plaza, a nine-story building in the Bangladeshi industrial city of Savar (near Dhaka), capture global attention (briefly) and spur activism around the world to improve the treatment of garment workers.
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The 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse, killing more than 1,100 workers and injuring 2,600 more, is the clothing industry’s worst ever industrial incident. It is not just the body count, though, that caused the collapse of the Rana Plaza, a nine-story building in the Bangladeshi industrial city of Savar (near Dhaka), to capture global attention – briefly – and spur activism around the world to improve the treatment of garment workers. This had been an accident waiting to happen.
Structural cracks in the building had been discovered the day before. Businesses on the lower floors (shops and the bank) were closed immediately. The five garment factories on the upper floors made their workers keep working. On the morning of April 24, 2013 there was a power outage. Diesel generators at the top of the building were turned on. Then the building collapsed.