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Thousands demonstrate on anniversary of Rana Plaza

Thousands of people are staging a demonstration at the Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh on t...
TodayFM
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11:48 AM - 24 Apr 2014



Thousands demonstrate on anniv...

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Thousands demonstrate on anniversary of Rana Plaza

TodayFM
TodayFM

11:48 AM - 24 Apr 2014



Thousands of people are staging a demonstration at the Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh on the one year anniversary of the disaster that claimed more than a thousand lives.

Demonstrators including injured survivors and families of the deceased have marched to the ruins of the nine-storey building carrying flowers and wreaths demanding compensation.

Relatives of the 140 workers still unaccounted for also joined in, calling for the government to help find their bodies.

There has been intense criticism of the retailers linked to the disaster, which include brands like Primark, Mango and Benetton.

Fairtrade designer Carry Somers says shoppers need to think about the people who make the clothes they buy..



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