Western Firms Feel Pressure as Toll Rises in Bangladesh
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| Photo source: NY Times, April 26, 2013 |
Excerpt from NY Times article, Friday, April 26, 2013:
“Even in a situation of grave threat, when they saw cracks in the walls,
factory managers thought it was too risky not to work because of the
pressure on them from U.S. and European retailers to deliver their goods
on time,” said Dara O’Rourke, an expert on workplace monitoring at the
University of California, Berkeley. He added that the prices Western
companies pay “are so low that they are at the root of why these
factories are cutting corners on fire safety and building safety.”
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- Submitted by Gareth
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