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April 25, 2018 marked the fifth year anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza. The entire nation and the world commemorated the tragic day on which the commercial building, which housed three separate garments factories, collapsed in less than 30 seconds, resulting in the untimely death of over 1,100 workers.

It would take weeks before the full number of dead from the Rana Plaza factory collapse was clear.

A survey conducted by Action Aid Bangladesh has found that around half of the Rana Plaza survivors have been left unable to work.

It’s considered the worst garment industry accident of all time: An eight-story building housing several garment factories and a shopping center called Rana Plaza collapsed five years ago in Bangladesh, killing more than 1,000 workers and injuring more than 2,500.

A research of the garment sector in India, Bangladesh and Cambodia, commissioned in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza disaster that led to scores of workers’ deaths, has revealed the poor wage and working conditions prevailing in the sector.

When Ayesha Akhter walks into the factory where she works, the supervisor greets her with a smile and wishes her a pleasant day - a major change after years of physical and verbal abuse from managers in Bangladesh’s $28 billion garment industry.

The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has urged the government of Bangladesh to fight for decent wages for all workers, revise its labour laws and to speed up the adoption of its national employment injury scheme.

There is some good news for employees working in apparel, garment and textile sectors who were hitherto not covered under pension scheme of EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation).

The anomalies in issuing appointment letters and identity cards are still high in garment factories, especially in non-trade group member mills, according to government findings.