“At this point, we do not see H&M working in a way that would prevent another Rana Plaza,” Ms. Bhattacharjee said. The Rana Plaza collapse happened just a few months after the Tazreen Fashions fire, which killed 112 Bangladeshi workers. But the collapse at Rana Plaza renewed discussions about how the appetite for cheap products affects some of the world’s most vulnerable workers. The Alliance group has repaired more than half of the issues at more than 600 active factories, according to its website. Workers who refuse or who try to speak up for themselves risk being fired, according to the report.

Source: New York Times May 31, 2016 04:01 UTC