En el décimo aniversario de Rana Plaza
Summary
A statement by Friends of the Earth International commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, calling for binding regulations on transnational corporations to protect human rights and prioritize people over profit.
Key insights
- On April 24, 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, which contained textile workshops for fast fashion brands, collapsed, resulting in 1,138 deaths—80% of whom were women—and injuries to hundreds more.
- The Rana Plaza collapse is cited as an example of the harm caused by transnational companies' pursuit of profit, particularly affecting working-class, indigenous, and peasant women in the Global South.
- The document advocates for the implementation of binding standards that force companies to respect human rights and the creation of an economic system centered on people rather than profit.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). En el décimo aniversario de Rana Plaza. https://www.foei.org/es/video/decimo-aniversario-de-rana-plaza/
- Chicago
- Friends of the Earth International. En el décimo aniversario de Rana Plaza. n.d. https://www.foei.org/es/video/decimo-aniversario-de-rana-plaza/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |author=Friends of the Earth International |title=En el décimo aniversario de Rana Plaza |url=https://www.foei.org/es/video/decimo-aniversario-de-rana-plaza/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{friendsoftheearthinternationalnddcimo, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{En el décimo aniversario de Rana Plaza}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/video/decimo-aniversario-de-rana-plaza/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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