what makes stouffer s meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer s. made with care, for you or your family. this morning, garment factories reopened in the capital city of bangladesh after three days of protests over working conditions and wages. last month, more than 1,000 workers died when a factory building collapsed, burying them in rubble. joining us from washington is executive director of the workers rights consortium, scott nova. scott, thanks for joining us. happy to be here. scott, what, let s talk first about this agreement around factory safety that a lot of companies have signed on, international companies. is it going to be effective? the critical thing to understand about this agreement, is it is not the usual promises from corporations. that they can easily break. as soon as the media focus shifts elsewhere. this is a binding contract. between major global apparel
christopher kober and this is the business today marks five years since the rana plaza disaster in bangladesh the collapse of a multi-story building killing over eleven hundred garment workers showed a painful lights on working conditions in the industry the accident brands unions and the government set up initiatives to improve factory safety but despite some financial compensation many victims of the rana plaza disaster feel about it. every step hurt and she hasn t been able to walk without crutches for five years. niloufer begg was working as a seamstress at ronna plaza when the nine story building collapsed pinning her legs under the rubble for ten hours the compensation she received thirty five hundred euros wasn t enough to cover her multiple operations her family has had to scrimp and save. what i want compensation from the government none of the affected workers