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5 Apr 2016

Author:
Eduardo Avila, Global Voices

Argentina: 10 years after Bolivian migrant labourers die in sweatshop fire, victims & their families still looking for justice

"Still No Justice 10 Years After Bolivian Migrants Die in Sweatshop Fire in Argentina", 30 Mar 2016

Approximately 3,000 “clandestine” garment factories operate in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to the local non-governmental organization La Alameda…The conditions inside are often described as “slave-like”…Since many workers are undocumented, they are always fearful of deportation and unable to protest the low wages, long hours, and poor treatment…On March 30, 2006, a fire broke out in one of these sweatshops…The blaze killed five children and one pregnant woman, all of whom were Bolivian immigrants...Survivors said that the windows had iron bars on the outside…Ten years later, no one has been held accountable, and critics point to severe flaws in the Argentine justice system for the lack of redress. However, that may change — a trial to determine responsibility is due to begin on April 18, 2016.

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