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9 May 2014

Author:
Randy Kitt, Rabble News

Death and Fashion: Canadians shining a spotlight on worker safety in Bangladesh

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…[I]t was a year ago that the Rana Plaza collapsed…When cracks appeared…garment workers manufacturing apparel for brands including Benetton, Bonmarché, the Children's Place, El Corte Inglés, Joe Fresh, Mango, Matalan, Primark and Wal Mart, were forced back to work with threats of violence and loss of pay…Matthew Kellway, an NDP MP for Beaches-East York in Toronto led a Canadian delegation of Union Leaders to Dhaka, Bangladesh comprising of Canada's largest trade unions…The goal…was to…continue to shine a global spotlight on the Bangladesh garment industry, to hold accountable retail brands…to put pressure on those retail brands to sign the 'Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh'.