National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) formed Human chain for Rana Plaza Martyrs in front of National Press Club in Dhaka city. No more dead body, poverty, labour slavery. Trade union activists will join pressure groups as part of an
international day of action, One year after the Rana Plaza collapse, which killed 1,138 workers & injured over 2000. Five clothing factories were housed the building that collapsed on April 24, 2013.
Campaigners including Labour Behind the Label, War on Want and Made in Europe believe the international response to the incident has been overwhelming with a compensation fund for victims of the disaster.
Campaigners including Labour Behind the Label, War on Want and Made in Europe believe the international response to the incident has been overwhelming with a compensation fund for victims of the disaster.
"We urge all the brands that have been working in Bangladesh to
contribute to the fund with a considerable sum. They share a collective
responsibility for this profoundly unsustainable production model and
its hazards, this model that we are now about to change," said Amirul Haque Amin, President of National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF).
