10 Years After Rana Plaza, Fast Fashion’s Complex Supply Chains Still Put Workers At Risk by Ravi Anupindi

On April 24, 2013, a multistory garment factory complex in Bangladesh called Rana Plaza collapsed, killing more than 1,000 workers and injuring another 2,500. It remains the worst accident in the history of the apparel industry and one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the world. Several factories inside the complex produced apparel for Western brands, including Benetton, […]

Lessons Forgotten by Sabria Chowdhury Balland

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”~Benjamin Franklin On 24 April, 2013, the nine-storied Rana Plaza outside Dhaka, housing five garment factories, a bank and several shops, collapsed. At least 1,132 people were killed in this tragedy, while at least 2,500 people were injured. The tragedy is described as the worst ever […]