2.1 Dhaka

Question 1

When did Rana Plaza collapse

Answer 1

April 2013

Question 2

How many people died

Answer 2

1,100

Led to major structural, fire and electrical reforms

Question 3

Wages in Rana Plaza

Answer 3

$40 a month

Gives women a sense of independence as they are working

Question 4

Living wage in Dhaka

Answer 4

$60

Question 5

What % of Bangladesh economy is Dhaka

Answer 5

35

Question 6

Why have literacy rates increased by 5% in 10 years

Answer 6

The British council helps schools teach A Level and GCSE qualifications

Question 7

Bangladesh air quality

Answer 7

Poorest in the world - comes from high sulfur vehicles and lots of construction

Question 8

What has pollution done to fish stocks and rice paddies

Answer 8

Fish stocks dying in Bay of Bengal

Heavy metal pollution contaminates rice paddies

Question 9

How is Bangladesh reducing pollution from vehicles

Answer 9

Replacing auto rickshaws with CNG (green auto rickshaws)

Question 10

Dhaka elevated expressway

Answer 10

Allows easy access to shahjalal international airport

Question 11

What have 50 % of wetlands been built over with

Answer 11

Slum settlement (polluted water runoff into water)
Vulnerable to flooding

Question 12

What do clothing factories operate without

Answer 12

Environmental clearing certificates

Question 13

What happened in wake of collapse

Answer 13

Wages raised by $30 (social media awareness)

Question 14

Why is global shift good

Answer 14

Brings millions of migrants who want to work in the secondary sector - better economy
Less people working under $1.25 a day

Question 15

Why is global shift bad

Answer 15

Ppl willing to work for lower wages - exploitation
Pollution poison cocktail
More demand for goods - may not keep up
Slums
Poverty, unemployment. Poor public healthcare