RANA PLAZA BUILDING COLLAPSE, Dhaka, Bangladesh April 24, 2013 1,127 Killed, Thousands injured.

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RANA PLAZA BUILDING COLLAPSE, Dhaka, Bangladesh April 24, ,127 Killed, Thousands injured

Death Toll in Garment Factory Disasters Since 2010 YearFactoryBrandDeaths 2010Gharib & Gharib H&M Hameem/TISGap, Target, VF, PVH, others Ali EnterprisesKiK Tazreen FashionsWalmart, Sears, ECI, others Smart ExportInditex/Zara8 2013Rana PlazaBenetton, WM, JC Penney, others1, Tung HaiPrimark8 Total Deaths: 1,601 Courtesy of Worker Rights Consortium

What can I do?... 1) CONTACT THE BRANDS Post to their Facebook page Tweet your concerns Call or write to the company Ask to speak with a manager at your favorite store  Let them know that they helped create the problem and should take responsibility for fixing it—and that workers producing our garments should have a say in their factories. 2) CALL OR CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE  Ask them to pressure the government of Bangladesh to protect its workers and enforce its labor laws

What can I do? (cont.) 3) BUY FROM COMPANIES THAT HAVE SIGNED THE FIRE AND SAFETY AGREEMENT  Let them know that you did, why you did it and that they should hold up their end of the agreement. For a full list of signatory companies, please see: