The Bad Old Days...

[glatt]

the disaster again underscored the unsafe conditions in Bangladesh's massive garment industry

Presumably only one building had huge cracks that were so big the news reporters came out to report on them. If the industry is a massive one, there have to be lots of shitty jobs at other factories that, while they may be horrible places to work, don't have massive cracks.

I did see a report that said many people were forced to stay in the building, but I don't know what "forced" means. Were they held at gun point? Were they told that they would lose their jobs? Big difference between those two.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Doesn't matter if there's a million jobs, if there's two million workers.
In situations like that, blackballing becomes common. Not show up for work, you lose your job, and "you'll never work in this town again".

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by glatt

I did see a report that said many people were forced to stay in the building, but I don't know what "forced" means. Were they held at gun point? Were they told that they would lose their jobs? Big difference between those two.

What Bruce said and what you said.
And the fact that in truth losing your job and risking your life... no question what will win.

Because your life is only you, and your family might get sympathy, payout and help if you die.
With you alive and unemployed you'll all just starve together.

[elSicomoro]

In Bangladesh? No.

[ZenGum]

I recently read about a poorly developed country where ineffective laws and poor enforcement allowed a company to store a huge amount of fertiliser just on the edge of a town, and it blew up. Last I heard there had been 14 killed but 60 "missing".

We should stop trading with countries that let businesses get away with these kinds of things.