Execute the owner and jail the hero is the news that's coming out of
Bangladesh. Someone has to take the blame for the building collapse that
left more than 500 dead and more than 150 still missing, not to mention the
injured.
So the owner who ran away could be facing the death
penalty, while the engineer who said the place was unsafe is facing
charges. Abdur Khan protested when three extra floors were added to the
five story construction. He said it wasn't safe, but the Mayor and
others thought otherwise and the workers were forced to go back in. Poor
pay means they can't afford not to.
Primark and Matalan have said
they will support families devastated by this tragedy. They will
hopefully do more than that. They will protect their interests by
checking working conditions and insisting that the buildings meet proper
regulations. They will send in their own inspectors to make sure. They
will do it so that they do not fork out again. Only money shouts so
loudly.
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