12 Years After Factory Collapse, Bangladeshi Workers Fight for a Better Future

12 Years After Factory Collapse, Bangladeshi Workers Fight for a Better Future

Twelve years have now passed since the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history. On April 24, 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza building in Savar collapsed, claiming the lives of 1,134 people and injuring over 2,500 others. The collapse was a product of denied labor rights for heavily exploited garment workers and corporate disregard for unambiguously… Source

In the textile clothing factory more than 1,100 people were trapped, especially female workers. The wounds remain open due to slow legal processes. But Caritas Bangladesh with its support programs manages to be close to those who have lost their parents or have been disabled.

While We Argue over Cultural Appropriation, South Asian Workers are Still Dying

By Jennifer Chowdhury Twelve years ago this week, the Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing more than 1,100 workers—most of them young women producing clothing for Western brands like Primark and Walmart. The images of bodies buried under sewing machines and concrete rubble sparked a global reckoning. Consumers swore they’d shop ethically. Brands promised transparency. Labor rights groups rallied for the dignity of t…

Photo essay: Twelve years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, a collage of unfinished recovery

Much changed regulatorily for the global garment industry after one of the worst labour disasters in contemporary memory killed over 1300 workers in Bangladesh in 2013. But for those who survived there was no truthful rehabilitation

Justice delayed for Rana Plaza victims as trials drag on after 12 years

Twelve years after the deadly Rana Plaza collapse in Savar, Bangladesh, justice remains unserved for the victims and their families. The incident on 24th April 2013, claimed 1,136 lives and injured over 2,000 workers, yet the legal proceedings continue to face delays. Several cases linked to the tragedy are still unresolved. In the murder case […] The post Justice delayed for Rana Plaza victims as trials drag on after 12 years appeared first on …

Rana Plaza: 12 years of fighting for corporate accountability