Odhikar expresses its outrage at the deaths of hundreds of factory workers, including garments workers, of whom about half were women; due to the collapse of a multi-storied building that had extensive, known structural damage, on 24 April 2013. A 36 hours general strike called by the BNP-led Opposition was withdrawn to facilitate the rescue operations at Savar. The rescue operations are continuing as hundreds of workers are trapped under the collapsed eight- storied building.
statement-Rana Plaza-2013-eng (full text in English, PDF)
