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January 28, 2013

Labor Rights Groups Urge Safety Standards after 7 Die in Bangladeshi Factory Fire 
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Seven people have died in the latest fire at a garment factory in
Bangladesh. Witnesses say workers were forced to jump from windows to
save themselves after managers locked an exit. The seven dead victims
were all women, and were reportedly crushed to death as they tried to
escape. It was the latest deadly fire at a Bangladeshi garment factory
since a blaze that killed at least 111 workers at a plant making goods
for Wal-Mart in November. In a statement, a coalition of international
labor rights groups called on major retailers to improve safety at
garment factories, saying: "After more than two decades of the apparel
industry knowing about the risks to these workers, nothing substantial
has changed."

 

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