The French supermarket group Auchan agreed to contribute up to $ 1.5 million (1.13 million euros) fund for families of victims of the collapse of the garment factory clothing Rana Plaza, Bangladesh. Auchan said “and show solidarity with the working men and women of this country are made a part of apparel brand” .
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The collapse of Rana Plaza, a building housing garment factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, had caused the death of 1,138 textile workers and injured more than 2,000 others in 2013 The disaster exposed the appalling safety conditions in the workshops, as well as wages and miserable working conditions of employees.
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“INSUFFICIENT TO THE NEEDS”
A compensation fund, managed by the International Labour Organization (ILO), set at 40 million dollars (30 million euros), was established in December 2013, eight months after the tragedy. Western retailers have been forced to launch safety inspections and the government to increase the minimum wage.
Three French associations, who announced April 24 he complained against Auchan for deceptive trade practice, have said Friday that the amount was announced “inadequate for the needs of the group’s activities in Bangladesh, and its financial health” .
INVESTIGATION
In a joint statement, Common ethical labeling, Peoples Solidarity and Sherpa “regret that the group waited an unacceptable time under its primary responsibility in the drama “. These organizations ‘hope that this announcement will encourage prosecutors from Lille to strengthen the preliminary investigation it opened last May against the group “ after filing their complaint.
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“The compensation fund meets to date less than 20 million of the 40 million which are necessary to cover medical expenses and loss of income of the victims and their families, “, notes the collective. After the tragedy, NGOs and trade unions have denounced the attitude of twenty-nine chains, including Benetton, Auchan, Carrefour Mango or suspected of having outsourced their production at one time or another in Rana Plaza , accusing them of failing in their duty to compensate victims.
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