Bangladeshi garment workers, activists and relatives of workers participated this summer in a protest calling for compensation for the survivors of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse and a full account of the missing.
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Canada’s Loblaw to provide long-term compensation to Bangladeshi garment workers

On the six-month anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh the Canadian supermarket chain Loblaw has announced it will provide long-term compensation to victims and their families who were producing its apparel at the New Wave Style factory in the Plaza.

In its October 24 press release the company also announced it would provide short-term financial support to all New Wave Style workers or dependents.

The company called on “all brands that have been involved in production at Rana Plaza to participate in the provision of compensation to the victims of this tragedy.”

The collapse at the Rana Plaza killed more than 1,000 people.

More information:
Loblaw press release – Loblaw Update to Rana Plaza Compensation – here
CBC News – Bangladesh garment workers’ lives still at risk, the fifth estate finds – here

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