Well, now, it's five months later. The Rana Plaza disaster is off the front pages. It's yesterday's news. And after the grand promises of addressing their practises at the time of the tragedy, how many of the 29 implicated global companies invited to Geneva to discuss setting up a fund for the victims do you think attended? 29? 25? 20? Try nine. Less than a third even bothered to show up, and only one, Ireland's Primark, actually contributed to the fund. Skipping out? Walmart, Sears, Kmart, JC Penney, Disney, and Benetton, among others. Canada's Loblaw, owner of the "Joe Fresh" label, was at the meeting. Good on them, you might say. Although they have yet to truly open up their chequebook, too.
Clothing Corporations Need to Step Up For Bangladesh Factory Collapse Victims by Jian GhomeshiÂ
I hope your reading this quote and saying WTF because I know I did. How appalling is this? Once again, it is situations like this where companies need to be held accountable.Â
