Factory Fire

When I first heard of the factory fire in Bangladesh I was horrified. I was astonished at how people could be so inconsiderate of human life. The fact that there were no safety measures put in place and the workers were told to sit back down after the alarms sounded is terrible. Although the US companies claim they did not use the factories or stopped at least a year ago, more action must be taken. I think if the US companies are getting their product from these companies, than we are responsible for what took place. Although many people are involved and responsible for the process, whoever is in charge of the large corporation is partly responsible. I do not think this is the American’s government responsibility. I think each individual company must take responsibility. I believe the governments of other countries are somewhat responsible and cannot have their citizens working for such a low wage and in terrible conditions. I do not think it is fair for the workers in Bangladesh, although they are receiving a wage; it is not enough to live on. The people want to work and will do a job well, being paired below a “living wage” is unfair. The thought of being paid such a small wage is almost worse than being paid nothing at all because of the dignity of the people. How can they work so hard and diligently to perform a task and receive almost next to nothing? This idea leads to a never ending cycle. A quote in the article that stood out to me was, “nothing will change unless clothing companies protect workers as vigorously as they do their brands”. I think the large corporations and others need a conscious effort to improve around the world.