More than 1,100 people were killed during the Rana Plaza collapse in 2013. Survivors and campaigners speak to Vogue about the progress that has been made and what still needs to be done.
, based out of San Francisco, in 2015 to advocate for fair pay for garment makers. “Why did workers – when there were cracks in the building – still feel that they had to walk into work that day?” she asks, her exasperation palpable. “Because of the lack of a safety net. When you don’t make enough to save, you have no way to come out of the cycle of poverty.” This was highlighted at the start of the pandemic, when an estimatedwere laid off or furloughed without pay.
Taslima is one of them. She spent hours crushed under rubble on the day of the collapse and is now partially paralysed from the waist down. “I’m still in a lot of pain,” she says. “It’s been really tough. I’ve lost the ability to do anything on my own.” For others, the psychological damage has been just as challenging as their physical injuries.
These survivors all have one hope: that nothing like the Rana Plaza disaster ever takes place again. Barenblat believes that the duty sits with all of us: from factory owners to brands to shoppers. “If people come together globally, change can happen,” she says. For her, the need for progress is as urgent as it was 10 years ago. Lives are still at stake. As Nazma says: “Workers should not die for fashion. They should not go hungry for fashion.
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