rana plaza disaster and rehabilitation by cdd bangladesh
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The story ofRana Plaza and CDD
Nazmul BariDirector
Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
Garment industry of Bangladesh
• Apx 5,000 RMG industries
• Export oriented US $19 billion dollar a year industry
• 78% of country’s total export
• Second only to China
• Employs 4 million workers, mostly young women from poor families
• Complaints of unsafe and difficult working conditions
• Low pay – cheap products
Why buyers are interested in Bangladesh’s RMG industry?
Answer = Cheap Labour = Low Cost = More Customers =
More Profit!
Rana Plaza
• Rana Plaza – 8 Story building
• Permission up-to 6 floors, 2 additional floors built
• Built on filled-up pond – weak foundation
• Low quality materials used in construction
• Top 6 floors Garments, remaining 2 floors were shops
• Generator & heavy equipment fitted at the top floors
• 4,000 people working inside the building
• Ignored factory & fire safety rules
• Building owner very powerful and influential
Events of 23rd April at Rana Plaza
• Cracks seen – Workers evacuated by local administration and seals building for further assessment
• Workers scared and does not want to return to work
• Owner tries to justify that building is safe• In the evening owner assures staff that building is
safe and also warns that people not coming to work on 24th April might lose job
• Most workers are poor, are afraid of losing job and returns to work early hours of 24th April
24th April – Blood @ Rana Plaza
• 8:00 AM – 4,000 workers enter Rana Plaza for work.
• 8:15 AM – Workers though afraid start working with their heavy machine
• 8:40 AM – Electricity gone – Big Generators started, building starts shaking
• 8:41 AM – Building shakes strongly – Cracks are bigger –plaster falling off – workers panic & run – building starts to collapse – beams & pillars falls on workers – whole building collapse in a few minutes.
• 8:50 AM – Local people starts rescue, Civil defense and Armed forces join – Nation is shocked – anger sparks nation wide protests
Blood @ Rana Plaza
1,129 workers died!
2,515 injured!Many dead bodies not identified! DNA tested!
Many still reported missing!
A number of injured have developed disability!
Rana Plaza – Before & After
Before After
Rana Plaza – After events in photos
Search Rescue
Rana Plaza – After events in photos
Death Injury
Rana Plaza – After events in photos
Missing people
Situation of people at risk of disability
Glimpses of CDD’s interventions
Rapid assessment & databaseEmergency relief & Assistive
devices to hospitals
Glimpses of CDD’s interventions – New leg for Arati
After returning from hospital –measurement at CDD
Now
Glimpses of CDD’s interventions –Before receiving new arms
Glimpses of CDD’s interventions
New arm New arm
Glimpses of CDD’s interventions: The Story of Sumi and Mintu
Coverage in Dutch News Paper Turning her dream into reality
Rana Plaza Coordination
Dutch Minister visits RPCC at CDD
Minister interacts with RP survivors
Glimpses of CDD’s interventions – The sad story of Anna!
Fitted with new arm Happy with brother
Glimpses of CDD’s interventions – The sad story of Anna!
With her familyNow in hospital with cancer
(July 2014)
What is happening now at CDD?
Disability inclusive and safe RMG with 50 Garment industries with GIZ support
Help-Line!
What could we all do together to prevent another Rana Plaza disaster?
Thank YouCentre for Disability in Development (CDD)
A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340Bangladesh
Email: [email protected]@bangla.net
Website: www.cdd.org.bd
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