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Article

24 Feb 2014

Author:
Jim Yardley, New York Times

First Companies Give to Fund for Victims of Bangladeshi Factory Collapse

Compensating the victims has been an especially complicated issue, involving months of negotiations among clothing companies, labor groups, Bangladesh’s government and Bangladeshi factory owners. Those negotiations produced the Rana Plaza Donors Trust Fund, which on Sunday night reported the names of the first five companies to contribute: El Corte Inglés; Inditex, which includes the brand Zara; Loblaw; Mango; and Mascot. On Monday, labor groups in Bangladesh are expected to hold public events to draw attention to the hardships faced by Rana Plaza victims with the anniversary of the accident two months away. Ineke Zeldenrust, the international coordinator of the Clean Clothes Campaign, a European anti-sweatshop group, said labor groups were also pushing for companies like Walmart, Children’s Place and Benetton — which have been linked to Rana Plaza — to make contributions so that payments can begin as soon as possible...She said two other retailers, Primark and Bonmarché, had signaled their intent to contribute, and Primark has already spent more than $3 million for short-term assistance to victims. But Ms. Zeldenrust argued that many others, including those not linked directly to Rana Plaza, must pitch in.