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13 Years After Rana Plaza Collapse, Root Causes of ‘Death Traps’ Persist
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13 Years After Rana Plaza Collapse, Root Causes of ‘Death Traps’ Persist

WWD·Jasmin Malik Chua·about 1 month ago
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It took 90 seconds for the eight-story building to be reduced to a pile of rubble. By the time the search for survivors ended, 1,134 workers were dead and thousands more were injured or maimed. Thirteen years after Rana Plaza collapsed outside Dhaka on the morning of April 24, 2013, it remains the deadliest disaster in garment industry history—and a chilling reminder of what happens when corporate accountability is absent in global supply chains. What followed was an unprecedented rallying of more than 200 mostly European fashion brands, including high-profile names such as H&M Group and Zara owner Inditex, to sign what would become the Fire and Building Safety Accord in Bangladesh , a binding agreement that for the first time held them liable for structural, fire and electrical safety in supplier factories.…

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