Efforts Underway to Make Bangladesh Garment Factories Safer

Two years ago in Bangladesh the collapse of Rana Plaza killed more than 1,100 garment factory workers in the world’s deadliest garment industry disaster. Efforts are underway to make thousands of garment factories safer in the world’s second-largest maker of clothes, with varying degrees of success. Garment workers put the finishing touches on shirts with slogans such as “Never Tired”, “Holly Whyte” and “True Love Forever - New York City.” The factory is in Savar, on the...

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