The document discusses the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh in 2013 that killed over 1,000 garment workers. It describes how the garment industry is a major part of Bangladesh's economy but often has unsafe working conditions and low wages. The document outlines the risks workers face like physical and verbal abuse, long work hours, and sexual harassment. It argues employers must improve safety, ensure fair wages, allow unions, and obey labor laws to prevent future disasters and protect workers' rights.

1. Rana Plaza: Workplace
Safetyin
Bangladesh

2. Case Summery:
April 24, 2013:The worst collapse in Bangladesh
Rana Plaza, Eight storied unstructured building
The prospect of Bangladesh garment industry
 The garments industry accounted for 13% of GDP of
Bangladesh
 Single largest source of exports which is around 78%
 12% of BD women is employed in garments industry

3. Case Summery:
Many Leading fashion brands sourced items from
Bangladesh
Several reactions occurred to the tragedy
 Consumers
 BGMEA
 Global Labor Activities
 BD Government
 US Government

4. 1. Do you think that wages are fair in our garments
industry? Why or why not?
Fair Wages Depends On
 Wages in industry and local area
 The firm’s ability to pay
 The risk skills, and demands of the job
 Minimum wage laws
 Fairness of wage negotiation
 Local living cost
The entrepreneurs poor judgment has exacerbated this sector low
paying and no wage structure. That wages are not fair for the garments
industry

5. To Be Continued…
Unfair wage practices in BD garments industry
 Entrepreneurs do not pay the minimum wages
 Forced labor is common in Bangladesh especially in RMG
sector
 The level of wages is the most significantly source of
dissatisfaction for workers in the RMG industry
 The RMG wage level is one of the lowest in the world
 Negligence of Labor law & Minimum rate of wages rate
 Gender Discrimination
 Unfair labor practices

6. Occupational Safety and Risk
 Violate international standards
and COC
 The absence of standards
monitoring system
 Ineffective building codes
 Lack of awareness of rights
among workers
UnsafeWork Environment
 Employers treat the RMG
workers as slaves
 Aim is produce is change by
setting direction
 Looks for right fit between
people and vision
 Attempt to touch people at their
deepest level by staring their
basic needs
2. What are the job risks garments workers in our country
exposed to? What measures should the employer take to
eliminate those risks and to ensure workplace safety?

7. Physical and verbal abuse
 Continuous work schedule
 Sexual harassment
Non- execution of labor laws
 Violate benefit And wage
system
 Worker deprived of any legal
rights
Job insecurity
 No job contact or appointment
letter
 Terminate job at a moments
notice without benefits
To Be Continued…

8.  Basement selection
 Well planned building structure
 Ensure safety measure for building
 Emergency precaution plan
 Train to worker for fire fighting & Safety
 Ensure PPE for workers
3. What are the moral responsibilities and employer has regarding
better working condition? Do you think that garment owners are
discharging their responsibilities in due course?

9.  Availability of first aid facilities
 Build up a well trained rescue team
 Appoint well fare officer
 Employer awareness to labor law
 Good labor union
 Train to worker for fire fighting & Safety
Yes, we think that the garment owners are discharging their
responsibilities.
To Be Continued…

10. 4.What are the preventive measures employers,
regulatory authorities and the government should take to
avoid industrial accidents like the one in Rana Plaza?
 The building structural integrity will be soil founded
 Physical issues of the building combined with the inspection and
regulation system
 Promoting their reform of health and safety legislation in
Bangladesh
 Ensure Fair labor act, COC, OHS and so on
 Monitoring the utilization system to improve the legislation

11.  Assessing the activities of the Inspector through the
government
 Awareness building of employee about their right
 Offering OHS training for workers
 Assisting to form trade unions
To Be Continued…

12. Cost and Benefit calculation
5. Discuss the theories that were violated in the given
situation.
Cost & Benefit Section For Good Working Condition For Bad Working Condition
Cost More costly Less costly
Durability More durable Less durable
Accident safety Less probability of accident Higher probability of accident
Worker satisfaction Satisfied worker Unsatisfied worker
Worker efficiency Higher efficiency Lower efficiency
Death by accident Less probability Higher probability
Profit More ROI Less ROI
Responsibility of victims & their family No need Who?
Garments Business Risk No Risk 19 factories were closed after Rana Plaza
Tragedy.
Preference of Business GSP will be available May loos GSP facility
Other factory reaction Will motivate to good condition Will motivate to bad condition

13. Right to
• Basic Needs
• Friendly environment
• Life Safety
• Sound wages
• Form union
To Be Continued…

14. Lowest wages but higher profit
• Dirt & Unsafe condition but no reward for burden
• Denying to enter and face to threatened to loss the job
• Compensation pay & amount
To Be Continued…

15. To Be Continued…

17. Reference
 https://hbr.org/product/Rana-Plaza--Workplace-
Saf/an/514034-PDF-ENG
 http://sevenpillarsinstitute.org/case-studies/bangladesh-
factory-collapse-case-intervention-policy-change
 https://failures.wikispaces.com/Rana+Plaza+Building+Co
llapse
 http://www.wjsspapers.com/cgi-
sys/suspendedpage.cgi