Bangladesh Garment Factory Collapse Death Toll Reaches 1,000

[Hissyspit]

Source: Bloomberg

Bangladesh Garment Factory Collapse Death Toll Reaches 1,000

By Arun Devnath

May 09, 2013 5:12 PM EDT

The death toll from the collapse of the Bangladesh garment factory building two weeks ago has risen to 1,000, Shahnewaz Mohammad Golam Zakaria, an army captain in control room supervising the rescue operation, said by phone.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-09/bangladesh-garment-factory-collapse-death-toll-reaches-1-000.html

[Lithos]

1. Just sad

So sad...

[Blue_Tires]

2. kick for justice

[LiberalEsto]

3. This is appalling.

It could have been prevented, had the stores ordering the clothes insisted on humane working conditions for those in the factory.

[Sunlei]

5. even if they placed the sewing machines under tents it would be safer for sweatshop workers.

Every country around the world has workers who are exploited for cheap labor. Imagine how bad it must be for mine workers, chemical workers, the fabric dye industry.

[Sunlei]

4. was reported 3,000 people worked in that sweatshop building. How many got out? 200?

[dbackjon]

6. I just threw up.

Will definately not buy anymore clothes from Bangladesh until reforms are made

[mountain grammy]

7. Heartbreaking, but this is the free market at work. Even if the factory owner goes to prison,

America can no longer turn a blind eye to our part in this disaster.

[geomon666]

8. Yup n/t

[olddots]

9. " The high price of low cost "

that was the name of the Wal-Mart documentary ........