Rana Plaza: ten years after the Bangladesh factory collapse, we are no closer to fixing modern slavery
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Rana Plaza: ten years after the Bangladesh factory collapse, we are no closer to fixing modern slavery

Ten years after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,100 garment workers, the global retail supply chain still struggles to improve the appalling conditions faced by workers. While initiatives have been launched to increase building fire and safety inspections and curb exploitation and forced labor, legislation aimed at tackling modern slavery is often weak, and numerous studies have shown that workers' human rights have not improved. Despite garment exports increasing over 35% since the start of the pandemic, wages and employee numbers have remained stagnant. Meanwhile, estimates suggest that the number of people in forced labor around the world has risen, indicating that modern slavery legislation is not having the desired effect.

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