Toward Joint Liability in Global Supply Chains: Addressing the Root Causes of Labor Violations in International Subcontracting Networks
Bair Jennifer, 2014
Name of publisher/editor
Law Journal Library
Geographic area
Asia
Summary & key words
On the morning of April 24, 2013, Rana Plaza, an eight-story building in Bangladesh that housed five garment factories, collapsed, killing at least 1,129 workers. The collapse was the most deadly disaster in the history of the global garment industry and, indeed, one of the worst industrial workplace disasters in history.