Bangladesh factory fire
Despite eight-year struggle, Tazreen fire victims in Bangladesh yet to get justice
On November 24, 2012, a short-circuit triggered a massive fire at the nine-story Tazreen garment factory in Ashulia,. Over 110 workers were killed. Eight years on, many of the families of victims and survivors are still in a bad state
Bangladeshi workers continue to die under abysmal working conditions
Last week, a fire at an illegal plastic factory claimed the lives of 17 workers in Dhaka district.
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