Bangladesh: in the Hell of the Textile Industry · Global Voices

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Bangladesh is the second largest exporter of clothing in the world, just after China. The industry is bringing millions of Bangladeshis to life, and has also killed them. In 2013, the Rana Plaza, an old eight-storey building where clothing is manufactured for the whole world, collapsed. More than a thousand workers died. After this tragedy, international brands had committed to improving the working conditions of the workers, but some factories …