Bangladesh fire destroys key garments factory

[bemildred]

Source: Globe and Mail/Reuters

A massive blaze apparently set by angry workers swept through a garment factory outside Bangladesh’s capital.

The fire is the latest in a series of incidents – including the collapse of an eight-storey factory that killed more than 1,100 people in April – related to troubles and strife in Bangladesh’s apparel sector.

There were no reports of death or injuries in the fire that was reported Friday at a 10-storey building in Gazipur, 40 kilometres north of Dhaka.

A Reuters photographer on site said burnt garments found at the scene sported brand names from U.S. retailers such as American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Gap Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/asian-pacific-business/bangladesh-fire-destroys-key-garments-factory/article15674019/

[alfie]

1. A different kind of Black Friday. EOM

[davidpdx]

3. Ash Friday in November

[bemildred]

4. +1 for the pun. nt

[davidpdx]

2. I'm glad no one got hurt

The timing couldn't be better in terms of hurting Wal-Mart and the other stores involved.

[bobclark86]

11. Nah, they're all stocked up...

With the volume of the supply line, we're talking about the spring collection here.

[davidpdx]

13. I meant PR wise

It puts a continued spotlight on Wal-Mart's bad practices.

[TBF]

5. Solidarity. nt

[Berlum]

6. "All your Black Thursdays and Fridays are belong to us." - Corporate Profiteers (R - GlobalStyle)

[BlueJazz]

7. Boy..Lets see: Treat workers like shit, Pay workers slave wages: Make workers endure ungodly hours.

Don't even give workers bathroom breaks: No lunch time: Nasty-ass bosses. Workers can't even buy products they make.
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Who could have seen this coming ???

[vinny9698]

8. Sabotage, the word comes from the French word for shoe

Sabotage: French workers in order to get a break, would throw a shoe into the machinery to stop the production. While the mechanics worked on getting the production up. the workers would take their break.

[burrowowl]

9. Actually, a wooden shoe

or clog.

[bobclark86]

10. Yeah... I LOL'd over this one after I read about no deaths

I was really hoping they wouldn't take a factory collapse that killed MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE lying down. I'd totally spend $20 on a $10 pair of pants if they were made in a union shop in America, even if they were still the same (pretty crappy) quality.

[Brigid]

12. Gives new meaning to the words "Black Friday."

Keeping crapping on people, and sooner or later they are going to reach their breaking point; everyone has one. Why this kind of thing is not happening here, I don't know.