At Least 10 People Died In The Tragedy Of The Bengal Garment Industry.

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A garment factory in Dhaka suburb of Bangladesh, /a < p a < http://news.sjfzxm.com/news/list.aspx > Classid=101112107105 > 8, a local fire broke out, killing at least 10 people.

More than 5 months ago, a 8 storey building in a garment factory in the country collapsed, killing 1100 people.

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< p > according to local police, the occurrence of < a href= "http://news.sjfzxm.com/news/list.aspx Classid=101112107107" > fire < /a > is a 4 storey building, firefighters took 10 hours, and controlled the fire in the early morning of 9 local time.

The cause of the fire is not yet clear, and the local government is investigating it.

The clothing factory said there were 170 workers in the factory at the time of the accident. Most of them succeeded in escaping. The victims included the general manager of the factory. He himself was also slightly injured.

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< p > in recent years, major casualty accidents in Bangladesh garment enterprises are frequent.

8 years ago, a garment factory collapsed and resulted in dozens of deaths. In February 2006, a fire broke out at a garment factory in southeastern Bangladesh, killing 91 people. In November last year, 112 people died in a factory fire outside Dhaka.

In April, a 8 storey building in the suburbs of Dhaka collapsed, killing 1100 people. This is the worst building collapse in the country's history.

After the accident, Bangladesh's demands for a comprehensive rectification of the garment industry were rising. International clothing brands and Western retail giants also faced enormous pressure. But in May 8th, another fire broke out in a garment factory in Dhaka, killing 8 people.

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< p > clothing industry is a pillar industry in Bangladesh. Its total exports in 2012 amounted to 18 billion US dollars, second only to China's second in the world.

Many workers in Bangladesh, especially female employees, earn less than 40 dollars a month, and labor costs are low. In addition, the related products from Bangladesh to Europe are not subject to quota restrictions and duty-free concessions, so many European and American garment enterprises are willing to pfer their production bases there.

For a long time, the rapidly developing garment industry has provided a large number of jobs and incomes for the extremely poor Bangladesh, and the cheap goods produced locally are also well received by European and American consumers.

It is reported that the export of Bangladesh garment industry, which exports to US $18 billion in 2012, will reach three times its exports by 2020.

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< p > however, high export is at the expense of low income and high risk.

Bangladesh clothing factories are often locked out for burglary or lack of emergency access.

In addition, the owners of clothing factories often violate the regulations. The 8 storey building collapsed in April. The main reason for the death of more than 1000 people was that the owners had illegally built four floors, and none of them had load-bearing walls.

The media also reported that the employment of child labor in the garment industry is quite common in the country, and workers are crowded in the small factory buildings which are not ventilated, and the air is filled with poisonous chemical gases.

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P, a Bangladesh social observer, said the fundamental reason for the delay in the treatment of workers in the country lies in the huge influence of their bosses.

In Bangladesh, factory owners are major political donors and invest in the media industry.

In parliament, about 2/3 of the members are members of the three largest business associations in the country.

The highly integration of politics and Commerce has resulted in < a href= "http://news.sjfzxm.com/news/list.aspx Classid=101112107108" > negotiation of workers < /a > with limited position.

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< p > besides, European and American clothing enterprises are also unable to escape responsibility.

Charles Kernaghan, President of the American Institute of global labour and human rights, said that the attitude of enterprises in selecting factories is quite different. Some enterprises will analyze factory irregularities, visit regularly every month, while others do not investigate when choosing factories.

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