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Investigators initially had said the accused would be charged with culpable homicide, but they shifted to the more severe charges after the investigation found that building owner Sohel Rana, his staff and the management of the five garment factories had forced workers to enter the building just before it collapsed
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/12/21/bangladesh-court-accepts-murder-charges-in-factory-collapse-case.html

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sohel rana was sentenced for 3 years for failing to declare his wealth, he was not sentenced for the building collapse

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One rescue worker said about 2,000 people were working on the upper floors of the factory, the Rana Plaza in the suburb of Savar, when the collapse occurred.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/24/bangladesh-building-collapse-shops-west

The workers were working in overcrowded conditions. The building was unstable and unsuitable to work in. The building also had heavy machinery, that would shake the building.

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Large power generators placed on these upper floors, necessary because of regular power failures, would shake the poorly constructed building whenever they were switched on, according to the report.
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/world/asia/report-on-bangladesh-building-collapse-finds-widespread-blame.html

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Although the ILO and other NGOs are pleased with the progress that has been made on worker safety, worker rights issues have lagged behind. At the end of 2012, there were 122 unions in Bangladesh’s garment industry and they represented less than 3% of workers.

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/apr/24/bangladesh-factories-building-collapse-garment-dhaka-rana-plaza-brands-hm-gap-workers-construction

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1995 Bangladesh joined WTO world trade organisation. This benefited the country economically, and in terms of reducing poverty .
however government officials are often guilty of accepting bribes which allow companies to cut corners on safety and regulations (Faizur ,2004). The Savar building collapse demonstrates his as although several thousand people were employed by the company therefore creating job opportunities, de regulation of company responsibility allowed for unsafe working conditions (War on want ,2018). Workers are commiting to 14-16 hour a day in squalid conditions, 85 percent are women many with dependant children (War on want , 2018). Average wage is less than the equivalent of £25 per month many of whom work 7 days a week (War on want ,2018). This Demonstrates how liberation of workers rights which are implemented y government can impact on workers and their families.
https://waronwant.org/sweatshops-bangladesh

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you might want to say something about the EPZs

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you might want to say something about the EPZs

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Evidence supports this…

·     Permit system – Chief engineer of state-run Capital Development Authority told media that the owner of the building had not received proper building consent, obtained a permit for 5-story building only from the local municipality. Illegally extended to 8 stories, but ignored by authorities due to Rana’s political connections.

- the systemic failure of government protection of human rights and lack of respect towards workers’ right
https://www.opendemocracy.net/opensecurity/william-gomes/reason-and-responsibility-rana-plaza-collapse
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323789704578444280661545310

·     Government inspector declared the building safe. However, the building structure was made 3 stories higher than designed, with the building also being built on swampy ground. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/18/rana-plaza-collapse-murder-charges-garment-factory

·     Export Processing Zone (EPZ) – the primary objective of an EPZ is to provide special areas by deregulating zones, where potential investors would find a congenial investment climate free from cumbersome procedures. This allowing for activities to be done cheaply with no tax/no import duties/limited rights to unionise etc.

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State facilitated - state turning a blind eye on harmful crime
- implicit Act of Ommission~ the stae is commiting crime via an organisation not directly 🤬🤬🤬

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The Rana Plaza tragedy was an outcome of a corrupt system that is rotten to the core. The building was built without observing proper building codes and laws, and using poor materials—something that should have been monitored from the beginning by concerned authorities of the Bangladesh government, whose negligence is particularly culpable in this instance.https://www.opendemocracy.net/opensecurity/william-gomes/reason-and-responsibility-rana-plaza-collapse

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The Rana Plaza tragedy was an outcome of a corrupt system that is rotten to the core. The building was built without observing proper building codes and laws, and using poor materials—something that should have been monitored from the beginning by concerned authorities of the Bangladesh government, whose negligence is particularly culpable in this instance.https://www.opendemocracy.net/opensecurity/william-gomes/reason-and-responsibility-rana-plaza-collapse

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We believe that the Savar building collapse was a state-facilitated corporate crime

The systemic failure of government protection of human rights and lack of respect towards workers’ right allows incident like Rana Plaza to continue to happen.
(https://www.opendemocracy.net/opensecurity/william-gomes/reason-and-responsibility-rana-plaza-collapse)

The state has a duty to protect its citizen against human rights abuses by third parties, including business enterprises, through regulation, policymaking, investigation and enforcement. But policymakers are also part of this profit-making business and are strong protectors of corruption mechanisms.

The Savar building collapse was the result of a violation of Article 9 which states that "Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person,"

The Rana Plaza tragedy was an outcome of a corrupt system that is rotten to the core. The building was built without observing proper building codes and laws, and using poor materials—something that should have been monitored from the beginning by concerned authorities of the Bangladesh government, whose negligence is particularly culpable in this instance.

(https://www.opendemocracy.net/opensecurity/william-gomes/reason-and-responsibility-rana-plaza-collapse)

Clothing companies have a “corporate social responsibility” to make sure of the safety of their workers. Especially following previous scandales with nike  and Gap, it could be argued that Primark neglected the safety of their workers as they were aware of the lack of safety regulations in the garment industry of Bangladesh. (The economist)

Section 195 of the Bangladesh Labor Act, 2006 (amended 2013) outlaws numerous “unfair labor practices.” For example, no employer shall “dismiss, discharge, remove from employment, or threaten to dismiss, discharge, or remove from employment a worker, or injure or threaten to injure him in respect of his employment by reason that the worker is or proposes to become, or seeks to persuade any other person to become, a member or officer of a trade union.” (https://www.hrw.org/report/2015/04/22/whoever-raises-their-head-suffers-most/workers-rights-bangladeshs-garment)

The government and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) should ensure compliance with the labor law, and sanction companies which abuse worker rights. Bangladesh has ratified International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions 87 and 98 on freedom of association and collective bargaining, and is required to protect the rights contained in them. (Human Rights Watch)

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State corporate crime 🙏

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Rana Plaza collapse: 38 charged with murder over garment factory disaster

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/18/rana-plaza-collapse-murder-charges-garment-factory

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Government inspector Kabir Hossain Sadar declared building safe after cracks appeared