It’s been a year since the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, which killed more than 1,000 factory workers. Since then, leaders from business, government, and civil society organizations have come together to address fire and building-safety issues in the apparel factories. But the tragedy of Rana Plaza isn’t that a building fell down. The tragedy is that countless people died even though both workers and management knew something was wrong.
To Prevent Another Rana Plaza, Build Better Societies, Not Just Better Factories
Safety inspections are only one part of the puzzle.
April 24, 2014
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