In late November 2012, thousands of garment workers blocked the streets of Dhaka (Bangladesh) to protest against unsafe working conditions. This protest took place after over 120 workers died in a fire at an eight-story factory of Tazreen Fashion Ltd. – a contract supplier that produces apparel for Walmart, C&A (a Swiss owned discount chain store), etc. This may come as a shock to Americans because no U.S. factory workers have died from a lack of basic fire safety for over a century. Unfortunately, unsafe working conditions are common in Bangladesh; since 2005, over 700 garment workers have died due to unsafe buildings ranging from no fire alarms (or sprinklers) to no emergency exits (or fire escapes), and from overloaded electrical wiring for sewing equipment to locked factories.
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