< p > May 10th, the number of victims of the collapse of the "a target=" _blank "href=" //m.pmae.cn/ "clothing" /a "factory building in Dhaka, Bangladesh capital has risen to more than 1000 people, most of whom are women workers in the garment factory.

The building collapsed in April 24th, when there were 5 garment factories and more than 3000 workers in the building.

"Sweatshop" is already a very old topic.

Unfortunately, this "old earth" topic, but like a ghost often haunts, sometimes prick people's nerves.

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In the past two years, "sweatshops" were frequently exposed in Bangladesh. In November 2012, a fire in a garment factory in Bangladesh caused 112 deaths. In April 24, 2013, the capital 8 floor < a href= "//m.pmae.cn/news/" > the garment factory < /a > collapsed, killing thousands of people; the former was not cold, and in May 8th, an underwear garment factory caught fire at night, resulting in 8 deaths.

Why is there always a garment factory in Bangladesh? Media reports show that 20 years ago, Bangladesh almost had no clothing export industry. Now Bangladesh is the second largest a href= "//m.pmae.cn/news/index_c.asp" in the world after China, exporting 78% of the total export trade volume of Bangladesh.

In 2012, Bangladesh clothing industry provided 4 million 400 thousand direct jobs, 80% of which were women. If the garment industry was driven by the surrounding industry, it would provide 40 million jobs, almost 27% of Bangladesh population. "Basically every Bangladeshi's life is closely related to the clothing industry".

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< p > it can be envisaged that under the attraction of cheap labor in Bangladesh, multinational companies and international brands are coming to build factories for foundries (Bangladesh's minimum monthly wage is only 37 dollars, or about 228 yuan; even the average monthly wages of skilled workers in clothing factories are only 100 dollars); local factory owners are eager to expand their production capacity, regardless of production conditions and safety measures; more than tens of thousands of rural women, or ignorant girls, or children's mothers, or even young child labors, are driven by the dream of having enough food and clothing, and they rush into these sweatshops from all over the country every day.

Coupled with inadequate government supervision, disasters frequently occurred.

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< p > Yes, this is the main cause of the accident, but it is only a superficial reason.

The "sweatshops" in Bangladesh ultimately came from the demand for cheap clothing all over the world, and the consequences of "cheap" were eventually borne by women workers in the garment factories of "a href=" //m.pmae.cn "Bangladesh" /a. The EU, as the most important export market of Bangladesh garment manufacturing industry, said it was prepared to reconsider its trade preferences system in Bangladesh to ensure its compliance with international labour standards, and some Western companies had begun to consider pferring production bases.

After years of cheap labor, these irresponsible decisions will undoubtedly bring disastrous blow to thousands of poor Bangladeshi people.

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< p > May 10th, Bangladesh < a target= "_blank" href= "//m.pmae.cn/" > textile < /a > and jute minister Siddiqui announced the closure of 18 garment factories, and said it would close more factories with potential safety hazards, "will ensure that the standards of the International Labour Organization are observed."

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The new week begins. Millions of Bangladeshi people will be sitting at the a href= "//m.pmae.cn" before sewing machine /a > P.

Refusing to be cheap and struggling to save oneself may be the fundamental way out.

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