At least 120 killed in Bangladesh factory fire

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  1. SAUER

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    [video=youtube;KrDBkExHx9M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrDBkExHx9M[/video]
    A fire swept through a garment factory on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital, killing at least 120 people, the chief of the fire brigade said on Sunday, in the worst accident for the booming industry in recent years.
    The fire at the nine-story factory in the Ashulia industrial belt started on the ground floor late on Saturday and quickly spread, trapping hundreds of workers.
    "This morning we have recovered 120 dead bodies and the death toll could rise," Abu Nayeem Mohammad Shahidullah, director general of the fire brigade, told reporters.
    Bangladesh has around 4,500 garment factories that make clothes for brands including Tesco, Wal-Mart, JC Penney, H&M, Marks & Spencer, Kohl's and Carrefour.
     
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    What’s going on? Pretty much total absence of both workers rights and minimum safety standards for factories. All sponsored by us, because we want to buy cheap stuff and the global textile industry wants to make maximum profits. Seeing that profits are the only point where these ruthless companies can be hit, there’s just one way to deal with these issues: name and shame the companies responsible for the exploitation of these workers and change our shopping habits:
    http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&suge....r_pw.r_qf.&fp=15318573c7d0310e&bpcl=38897761
     
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    absolutely + corrupt local administration and total impunity & irresponsibility of corporations.
     
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    So why don't the Bangladeshis overthrow their government and close the factories?
     
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    you think they can do it easy and quickly?
     
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    WOW That sounds horrible.The international community can't let it happen once again and the safety procedure has to be stricter.
     
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    That's just the sort of question some one with the mental capacity of a Tortoise (yr avatar) would ask


    You obviously havent a clue what conditions/circumstances are like in majority third word/developing countries.


    Tata..
     
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    Bangladesh sweatshop fire spurs protest...
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    Thousands of Bangladeshis protest after factory fire that killed 112
    November 26, 2012 – Thousands of Bangladeshi workers blocked the streets of a Dhaka suburb Monday, throwing stones at factories and smashing vehicles, as they demanded justice for 112 people killed in a garment-factory fire that highlighted how industry and government have failed to protect workers from unsafe conditions.
     
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    it is high time. I hope they will screw the fat cats as did Kirk Douglas and his crowd
    [video=youtube;zgywD3XJaWU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgywD3XJaWU[/video]
     
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    So why don't the Bangladeshis get on with it?

    It wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that Bangladesh is such a hole that working in an incendiary apparel factory is a huge improvement over everything else, would it?

    Is the "international community" gonna impose Chicago fire codes on Bangladesh?
     
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    Bangladesh sweatshop fire deadlier than most...
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    Factory fire the deadliest of many in Bangladesh
    Nov 26,`12 -- The fire alarm: Waved off by managers. An exit door: Locked. The fire extinguishers: Not working and apparently "meant just to impress" inspectors and customers.
    See also:

    Bangladesh clothing factory fire comes amid preparations to mourn other deaths
    Mon November 26, 2012 - Firefighters took about four hours to control blaze in Uttara that injured 10 people; National mourning announced for people killed in Ashulia fire, Shahidullah overpass collapse; Government: Apparel factories will be closed Tuesday, prayers will be offered for victims; Police report 110 deaths in the fire at Tazreen Fashion at Ashulia
     
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    I agree. If they died out of smoke perhaps they may have went easier from intoxication rather than being burned alive I presume.
     
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    Leather in Bangladesh unsanitary you say?

    Why don't the Bangladeshis demand change?
     
  16. SAUER

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    Cutter it was your another rhetorical question?
     
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    Everybody else demands change of some sort.
     
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    It's pretty difficult to find the time to ask for change if every single minute of your life is filled with mere struggle for survival. However, apparently Bangladeshis are hitting the roads this time. And:

    "The fire has put a spotlight on global retailers that source clothes from Bangladesh, where the cost of labor is low - as little as $37 a month for some workers - and rights groups have called on big-brand firms to sign up to a fire safety program.

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, said one of its suppliers subcontracted work to the factory without authorization and would no longer be used. A number of other retailers like Gap Inc and Nike Inc rushed to deny any relationship with the workshop. ..."

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/26/us-bangladesh-fire-idUSBRE8AP0ZF20121126
     
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    Yup.

    Massive corps treat all people as cattle.

    To them, this would be like farmers losing some chickens in a barn fire.

    That is how they see them, indeed, that is how they see all of those who are not SUPER WEALTHY, as they are.

    Foxconn employee jumped or fell from a block of flats after losing an iPhone prototype in 2009 - and 18 other workers apparently tried to commit suicide in two years, reported the New York Times.

    Suicide nets were installed to prevent workers from jumping to their deaths and Foxconn began providing better mental health treatment for its staff



    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ese-factories-making-iPads.html#ixzz2DNK7GGy1
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    Competition...
     
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    Arrests made in Bangladesh garment factory fire...
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    Three arrested over Bangladesh factory fire as protests rage
    Thu, Nov 29, 2012 - Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets to disperse thousands of workers who protested for a third day yesterday over the nation’s worst-ever factory blaze, which prompted the arrest of three plant managers.
     
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    they are so predictable. some scapegoats + rubber bullets
     
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    http://news.yahoo.com/bangladesh-fa...ored-fire-145150127--abc-news-topstories.html
     
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    Granny says, "Dem poor lil' Bangladeshi's - dey's not just poor but now dey also out of work...
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    Bangladesh fire victims want old jobs back
    Tue, Dec 04, 2012 - EARNING A LIVING: Garment work can provide a stable income for young, uneducated rural women in a country where almost one-third of people live in extreme poverty
     
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    Owner found negligent in Bangladesh garment factory fire...
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    Bangladesh probe: Fire sabotage, owner negligent
    Dec 17,`12 -- A Bangladesh government committee investigating the garment factory fire that killed 112 people last month said in its findings Monday that the blaze was sabotage, probably by someone who worked there.
     

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