The April 24 is the fourth anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh that killed over 1,100 garment workers. The trial for the people responsible for this disaster is ongoing and expected to last years before a final judgement is arrived at. This massacre of workers generated a huge amount of global pressure on companies in Bangladesh to improve the working conditions in the garment sector. While some improvements have been achieved, a lot more, especially around the right to organise independent unions, remains to be done. There is also pressure to erect a permanent memorial on the site of the collapse. A new film exploring the lives, work and organising efforts of Bangladesh's garment workers has been produced. For details of the Melbourne screening, see here.
The April 24 is the fourth anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh that killed over 1,100 garment workers. The trial for the people responsible for this disaster is ongoing and expected to last years before a final judgement is arrived at. This massacre of workers generated a huge amount of global pressure on companies in Bangladesh to improve the working conditions in the garment sector. While some improvements have been achieved, a lot more, especially around the right to organise independent unions, remains to be done. There is also pressure to erect a permanent memorial on the site of the collapse. A new film exploring the lives, work and organising efforts of Bangladesh's garment workers has been produced. For details of the Melbourne screening, see here.
