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Article

26 Jun 2002

Author:
Clean Clothes Campaign

Fire kills at least 42 workers in shoe factory in India

Shree Jee International, a footwear manufacturing unit based in Agra, India and exporting to among others the UK and Ireland...At the time of the accident the only door at the entrance of the factory was locked...Shipping documents indicated that the shoes were meant for Barratts Co. [UK], Jacobson Footwear [UK].