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Anger is in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka the collapse of the Rana Plaza, in which at least 304 clothing factory workers died. The is the latest and the deadliest in a long line of accidents that has the country's garment industry. The government is questioning the building's owners to why more than 3,000 workers were allowed to enter the building after large cracks in its walls the day before it . The government also wants to know why building safety standards were in its construction. Bangladesh's Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu told Bangladeshi reporters: "I wouldn’t call it an accident; I would say it’s ."

Thousands of garment workers through industrial areas of the capital on Friday. They set fire to over 150 cars and at least two factories. They are protesting at the shocking for safety in buildings, child labour, and pay rates as as 14 cents an hour. Questions are also being asked of Western clothing brands that on cheap clothing from Bangladesh to keep their prices low. Garments were found inside the building with for some of Britain and America's top clothing stores. Western brands have a of ignoring safety standards and working in Bangladesh and other countries. Labour have asked the brands to help pay for factories.

 


 
 

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