L3.8 - Rana Plaza Flashcards
1
Q
Where is Rana Plaza?
A
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2
Q
When did Rana Plaza collapse?
A
April 2013
3
Q
How many people were killed?
A
1,100
4
Q
What did collapse of Rana Plaza lead to?
A
major structural, fire, electrical and safety reforms
5
Q
Why were so many people willing to work in poor conditions?
A
- pays more than subsistence farming
- independence for women
6
Q
Why are workers exploited?
A
- globalisation / global shift linked with low-wage work in offshore locations
- TNCs avoid healthy and safety, pensions costs
- governments repress protestors/ unions to appeal to TNCs
7
Q
Why is outsourcing sometimes unethical?
A
- high pollution/ CO2 emissions due to lack of regulations
- some workers exploited
- corruption endemic
- sub-contracting brings weak governance eg. sweatshops
8
Q
Possible solutions to unethical ways?
A
- adopting fair trade rules (or similar)
- reducing carbon footprint through efficiencies, replanting trees and more renewable energy
- introduce monitoring/ codes of practice for out-sourced work
- have company policies ie minimum age/ wage
