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Cooley Hurd

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7. Triangle was my first thought, as well...

Reply to Trajan (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 09:05 AM

Nov 2012

If one positive thing came out of that horrific event, it was the strengthening of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (as well as other Unions) and the adoption of humane labor laws.

Let's hope something similar happens in Bangladesh.

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Over 100 dead in fire at Bangladesh garment factory [View all] littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 OP

Horrible!!!! lexw Nov 2012 #1

The similarities are excruciating .... Trajan Nov 2012 #2

I remember this fire. valerief Nov 2012 #3

Imperial Foods sprang to my mind too jmowreader Nov 2012 #4

Triangle was my first thought, as well... Cooley Hurd Nov 2012 #7

my first thought and how unions brought in safety - now corps go to other 2Design Nov 2012 #8

Amazing how cheap labor and deadly working conditions go hand and hand. fasttense Nov 2012 #5

All so that we can get a $15 shirt that the buttons will fall off of after one wash cycle. nt Flatulo Nov 2012 #6

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory - Bangladeshi style ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #9

And who are the enablers of such operations? And who has humblebum Nov 2012 #10