Garment firms re-open, death toll passes 500

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Bangladeshi rescuers work as Bangladeshi Army personnel begin the second phase of the rescue operation using heavy equipment after an 8-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 29, 2013. AFP PHOTO/MUNIR UZ ZAMANThe death toll in Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster rose to 500 on May 3, after 41 bodies were pulled from the wreckage of an eight-story building overnight. Bangladesh’s garment firms have re-opened and rushed to complete delayed orders for their Western clients after an eight-day shutdown. Millions of staff returned to production lines around the capital Dhaka that make clothing for retailers such as Walmart and H&M, which have come under huge pressure to review their contracts in the accident-prone country. The building housing 5 garment factories collapsed near capital Dhaka on April 24, trapping around 3,000 people. At least 2,437 people have been rescued.


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