The Impact of Western Garment Factories on Third World Countries

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3
Reference.........................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction
Saunders, Doug, is your wardrobe killing Bangladeshis, or saving them? The main
argument of the article is to highlight the issue of buying clothes from the retailers that are
selling clothes manufactured in countries like Bangladesh.
A garment factory located in the outskirts of Bangladesh was not in a good condition
because the factory building developed cracks. The factory owners received the warnings, still
the owners turned deaf ear. When the disaster struck, it has led to a horrendous accident and the
death toll increased to 300 people. The building was an 8 storey and the collapse has led to the
killing of the several women that were sewing in the factory. The clothes that the factory workers
were sewing were for the North American and European customers that were made for the
companies like the grocery giant Loblaw Cos. Ltd and Joe Fresh (The Globe and Mail, 2018).
Major strengths- the article does not fail to highlight the issues of worker related plight in
the third world countries. The workers are deprived of a proper working environment and thus
faces the worst accidents due to the negligence of the owners.
Thesis statement- The third world countries are the most feasible place for using the
cheap labour and this is turn has led to the increase in the reduced standard of living in the
countries like Bangladesh.
Major points- In the year 1911, a fire accident occurred in Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
and it led to the death of the 146 Italian and Jewish immigrants that were under the age of 18.
Due to the ignorance of the factory owners of the factory, the workers either plunged to death or
got roasted. Such a similar incident also occurred in the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. This
factory has developed cracks and fractures which was ignored by the factory owners. A disaster