Stories like these are, unfortunately, the reason the US has strict safety standards in place. Last week a swift-moving fire trapped workers inside a poultry slaughterhouse in northeastern China. The factory had only a single open emergency exit and killed at least 119 people in the scurry to find an open door. This accident, like […]
Read moreThe Bangladesh Factory Collapse The Bangladeshi government has been under a tremendous amount of pressure to make serious changes after the April, 24 factory collapse at Rana Plaza which killed over 1,100 people. Working conditions and wages were the top priorities for the garment factories to address, and the government along with several of […]
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