DHAKA ¨C A deadly fire at a container depot in Bangladesh has laid bare the dangers still facing millions of the country¡¯s workers a decade after a series of tragedies in the export-focused garment industry spurred a safety revolution.
Intense scrutiny of Bangladesh and the major international clothing retailers that rely on it for supplies has helped prevent further disasters in the garment sector since a fire in 2012 and a building collapse in 2013 together killed more than 1,200 workers.
But in other industries, mainly catering to Bangladesh¡¯s booming domestic economy and without an equal emphasis on safety, hundreds have died in fires in recent years.
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