Version imprimableby Amin Amirul, Saydia Gulrukh, Mushrefa Mishu, Kristina Strachov
Looking back on a corporate crime in Bangladesh that cost over 1,000 lives
The Rana Plaza textile factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed on 24 April 2013, burying some 5,000 people underneath. The day before, cracks had been discovered in the walls of the factory building and the collapse of the eight-storey building was already imminent. Textile workers raised their concerns, but were refused by the factory owner and threatened with pay cuts and dismissal if they did not show up to work.
Due to the lack of safety precautions and due diligence, around 1,070 people died the following day and around 2,000 were injured. The event sparked waves of horror and indignation throughout the world as many people became aware of the inhumane working conditions under which our textiles are mass-produced.
These conditions include starvation wages that cannot cover workers
