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Rana Plaza victims get full compensation at last

DHAKA - After nearly 27 months of the collapse of the Rana Plaza building, located on the outskirt of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, which housed five garment factories, killing at least 1,136 workers and injuring many, the heirs and victims of the apparel industry's deadliest incident at last got the full compensation as pledged by the...

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Rana Plaza: compensation and rehabilitation still inadequate

One year has passed since the largest ever factory tragedy occurred in Bangladesh on April 24, 2013, which took the lives of 1,138 garment workers and injured hundreds. After the deadly incident, the factory owners, the Bangladeshi government and international buyers pledged their support for the necessary compensation measures for the relatives...

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Bangladesh: compensation meeting delayed

Already months after two devastating garment industry accidents, the injured workers and the families of the deceased of the Tazreen Fashions fire on 24th November 2012 and the Rana Plaza building collapse on 24th April 2013 will have to wait even longer for compensation. A crucial meeting between labour and worker rights groups, unions, brands...