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December 6, 2012
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December 6, 2012Bangladesh factory fire: asking the right questions...For anyone with any knowledge of the garment industry
in Bangladesh, the question has always been not if but
where, when and how the next disaster would strike. But
here’s a more pertinent question: given that the absence
of basic safety practices made this tragedy entirely
predictable and preventable, why did major North
American brands whose products were made in the factory
do nothing to prevent it?
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