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Rana Plaza
April 24, 2023
Bangladesh’s Garment Industry, a Decade After Rana Plaza Collapse
By Piyas Biswas
While there has been progress over the past 10 years, much work remains to be done to ensure fair and respectful treatment of workers.
May 18, 2015
‘Cheap and Trendy’ Fashion Comes at a Price
By Kyla Ryan
The rise of “fast fashion” is influencing labor standards in Asia and elsewhere.
April 27, 2015
2 Years Later, Bangladesh's Rana Plaza Debacle Continues to Resonate Globally
By Zareen Muzaffar
The tragic Rana Plaza collapse in 2013 continues to affect how the world thinks about labor standards and worker safety.
April 23, 2014
Bangladesh: Cheap T-Shirts and Fundamentalism
By M. Sophia Newman
The presence of Islamic hardliners among the rescuers at Rana Plaza last year raised some interesting questions.
December 25, 2013
More Than a Year Later, Bangladesh Factory Owners Charged in Deadly Fire
By J.T. Quigley
Prosecutors face an uphill struggle against powerful garment industry executives with ties to government.
November 28, 2013
H&M in Asia: Rabbits Out, Living Wages In
By J.T. Quigley
The world’s second largest clothing retailer halts Chinese fur production, raises pay in Bangladesh and Cambodia.
October 11, 2013
Tales from the Rubble: A Bangladeshi Factory Worker Tells Her Story
A Bangladeshi woman recalls her harrowing experience when her factory collapsed.
August 03, 2013
Bangladesh Police Kill Protestors, Charge Families With Murders
Bangladesh’s police shot and killed 6 protesters. They then charged their families with the murders.
May 08, 2013
Aftermath of the Rana Plaza Tragedy
Abandoning Bangladesh altogether would be the worst possible solution.
April 27, 2013
Bangladesh's Rana Plaza Nightmare
Reports indicate that over 2,000 people were in the Rana Plaza building on the outskirts of Dhaka when it collapsed.
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