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Bangladesh building collapse toll rises to 433

Bangladeshi Garment Factory Collapse - AP

Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building Thursday and authorities say it may take another five days to clear the rubble. In addition to the 433 confirmed dead, police report that 149 people are still missing in what has become the worst disaster for Bangladesh’s $20 billion-a-year garment industry.

 

Big brands rejected Bangladesh factory safety plan

Bangladesh Building Collapsed - AP

As Bangladesh reels from the deaths of hundreds of garment workers in a building collapse, the refusal of global retailers to pay for strict nationwide factory inspections is bringing renewed scrutiny to an industry that has profited from a country notorious for its hazardous workplaces and subsistence-level wages.

 

Many trapped in Bangladesh building rubble as toll climbs to 187

Bangladesh Building Collapsed - Reuters

Survivors from a building that collapsed in Bangladesh killing at least 187 mainly women workers described hearing a deafening crack before the complex housing factories supplying Western clothes retailers crashed down in a matter of seconds.

 

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