Exploited laber in us and global
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The document summarizes two incidents of fires in garment factories - the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York that killed 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, and a 2012 fire in Bangladesh that killed 112 people. Both fires occurred in factories where exits were locked, trapping the workers inside. The Triangle fire led to increased safety regulations and unions fighting for better conditions, but another fire in Bangladesh just two months later showed that issues of locked doors and unsafe conditions persisted abroad.
Exploited laber in us and global
- 1. A Brief Look at Exploited Labor Here and Abroad
- 2. Safety, who do you trust?
- 4. Triangle Fire 1911 Most of the victims were recent Jewish and Italian immigrant women aged sixteen to twenty-three; the oldest victim was 48, the youngest were two fourteen-year-old girls. Wikipedia
- 6. Triangle Fire 1911 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York and resulted in the fourth highest loss of life from an industrial accident in U.S. history Wikipedia
- 8. Triangle Fire 1911 Because the managers had locked the doors to the stairwells and exits a common practice at the time to prevent pilferage and unauthorized breaks many of the workers who could not escape the burning. Wikipedia
- 15. Triangle Fire 1911 The fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and helped spur the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, which fought for better working conditions for sweatshop workers. Wikipedia
- 17. Bangladash fire 2012 While the fire was claimed an anomaly, just two months later there was another fire with the same issue of locked doors.
- 25. Two days after Saturday's fire at a Bangladeshi garment factory that killed at least 112 people, Walmart was neither confirming nor denying that the factory was one of its contractors, saying that it just wasn't sure whether Tazreen Fashions, Ltd. made Walmart clothes. But pictures taken after the fire showing clothes from Walmart's Faded Glory label appear to settle that question. W A L M A R T
- 26. So, it cant happen again, can it?
- 27. Second garment factory fire breaks out in Bangladesh 2 days after inferno kills 112 RT published time: November 26, 2012
- 28. Bangladeshi firefighters climb a ladder as they try and control a fire that broke out at a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka on November 26, 2012 (AFP Photo / Str) RT published time: November 26, 2012