Thousands Of Garment Workers "Riot" 200 Factories Closed For A Day.

In November 25th, The People's Republic of Bangladesh Relatives of fire victims in northern suburb of Dhaka

25, the clothing factory fire caused workers to protest.

A 26 day fire broke out in a garment factory building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Although no casualties were reported, it was the second garment factory fire that took place within 48 hours of the country. 24 day and night, a fire broke out at a garment factory in Dhaka, killing hundreds of people. This is the most serious factory fire in the history of the country. The government of Bangladesh announced that it would fall half a flag on the 27 day, and the nation mourned the victims of the 24 day fire.

On the morning of 26, a fire broke out at another garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ackert M, a local fire officer, told reporters that there were 11 floors in the garment factory building. There were several clothing companies in the building. About 10 hours local time, the first and two floors of the building were on fire. Fire fighters rushed to the scene after hearing the news, and after 3 hours of operation, they finally controlled the fire. Rauckman, a police officer, said that the fire caused no casualties, thanks to the rapid reaction of firefighters and the support of nearby residents. It is not yet clear how many workers are in the factory when the fire occurred, and the cause of the fire remains to be investigated.

　 Thousands of workers protested and triggered riots.

According to foreign media reports, 25 days, thousands of Bangladesh garment workers in the area where the fire broke out, demonstrations and blocking roads, for the 124 workers killed by fire, and then returned to justice. Workers blocked roads, blocked a highway, threw stones at factories and smashed factory vehicles. The protest led directly to the closure of 200 Bangladesh factories all day.

It is reported that the fire prevention problem of Bangladesh factories has been criticized. Since 2006, the fire has caused more than 500 deaths, and most factories do not have fire safety exits. Many factories are built in narrow residential areas, and the number of escape routes is very small, and factory owners are weak in fire awareness.

As report goes, Wal-Mart The company's 2011 procurement ethics report showed that the fire factories were given "high risk" orange warning, mainly for fire safety reasons. If the factory is given three orange warning in two years, WAL-MART will not place any order. But this did not cause the factory's concern, nor did they take any measures to strengthen fire control. In WAL-MART's 2012 global responsibility report, "fire safety is still the focus of attention from branding buyers and retailers in Bangladesh. 49 factories in Bangladesh are being phased out by their suppliers in 2011 because of fire safety problems.

　　 Hongkong Lifeng group will make compensation.

The 24 day fire factory was affiliated to Tazyn, Bangladesh. clothing The company, built in May 2010, mainly produces T-shirts, POLO shirts and woolen jackets, mainly for WAL-MART, Carrefour and many other Western supermarkets. Hongkong Lifeng group confirms that it orders garments from the factory and supplies it to European companies such as Spanish brand C&A. According to reports, Hongkong Lifeng group is the largest trade purchasing company in the world. In recent years, the company has gradually moved its production base from Southeast China to Southeast Asia, such as Bangladesh and Indonesia. Bangladesh has surpassed Vietnam to become the second largest product base of Li Feng.

On the 25 day, Hongkong Lifeng group announced that the Bangladesh clothing factory fire would not have any real impact on the finance of Li Feng. Li Feng spokesman said he was very sad about the death of the workers in the fire and extended his deepest condolences to the families of the dead. The group will pay 100 thousand Bengal (about 7400 yuan) emergency compensation to families of every dead person. In addition, the group's Fung's charitable fund will also set up an education fund for the children of the dead.