Yesterday, more than 100 people died in a garment-factory fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The cause, according to the Wall Street Journal, wasn’t immediately clear. But this is just the latest of many garment-factory blazes that have killed hundreds of workers not only in Bangladesh, but also in Thailand, China, Pakistan, the United States, and many other locations over the past 100-plus years.
Garment-Factory Fire Reveals Capitalism at Its Rawest
Businesses already know how to prevent tragic fires in factories; they just have to be willing to make the investment.
November 27, 2012