The collapse of the Rana Plaza building over two years ago marks a low point for workers everywhere in the world. This mass killing of workers has spurred many international actions in support of garment workers in Bangladesh and elsewhere. The Rana Plaza Compensation Fund was established to collect money for families of those who died or were injured. The fact that it took two years of hard efforts by labour and human rights organisations to reach its target, shows how much work there is still to do. In particular, the fight for a living wage, the right to join a trade union, and to organise campaigns and industrial actions internationally are continuing projects for all workers. These struggles are fundamental to challenging the exploitative nature of capitalism at a global level.
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building over two years ago marks a low point for workers everywhere in the world. This mass killing of workers has spurred many international actions in support of garment workers in Bangladesh and elsewhere. The Rana Plaza Compensation Fund was established to collect money for families of those who died or were injured. The fact that it took two years of hard efforts by labour and human rights organisations to reach its target, shows how much work there is still to do. In particular, the fight for a living wage, the right to join a trade union, and to organise campaigns and industrial actions internationally are continuing projects for all workers. These struggles are fundamental to challenging the exploitative nature of capitalism at a global level.
