The pope has condemned as "slave labour" the working conditions of the Bangladesh garment workers who died in last week's factory collapse. |
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the conditions of workers who died in the Bangladesh factory collapse as "slave labor," saying unjust salaries and the unbridled quest for profits were "against God". His words were his toughest yet on workers' rights.... |
DHAKA: Bangladesh rescuers said yesterday at least 550 people likely died in the collapse of a garment factory complex last week as the pope condemned the use of “slave labour” in the local clothing industry. As bulldozers and cranes worked to remove the rubble of the eightstorey building on the outskirts of Dhaka, a senior [. |
The family led by older brother Austin Bramble held a Celebration of Life funeral service for Howell Richard Bramble, who died on April 13, 2013. The service was conducted by Seventh Day Adventist Pastor Hastings at the New Carmel SDA Church in Salem. Howell died in Nevis, which has been referred to as his adopted [. |
Bangladesh rescuers said today at least 550 people likely died in the collapse of a garment factory complex last week as the pope condemned the use of "slave labour" in the local clothing industry. |
Pope Francis. BBC. Pope Francis has denounced as "slave labour" the conditions of workers caught in a deadly building collapse in Bangladesh last week. More than 400 people are confirmed to have died in the collapse of the Rana Plaza building near the capital, Dhaka. |
Bangladesh rescuers said at least 550 people likely died in the collapse of a garment factory complex last week as the pope condemned the use of "slave labour" in the local clothing industry. |
Dozens of Bangladeshi clothing factory workers crushed to death when an eight-storey building collapsed have been buried in a mass funeral. The remains of some of the 410 who were killed in the Dhaka tragedy were too badly battered or decomposed to be identified. |
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