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The 2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse, killing more than 1,100 workers and injuring 2,600 more, is the clothing industry’s worst ever industrial incident.
It is not just the body count, though, that made the collapse of the Rana Plaza, a nine-story building in the Bangladeshi industrial city of Savar (near Dhaka ) capture global attention (briefly) and spur activism around the world to improve the treatment of garment workers.
This had been an accident waiting to happen. Structural cracks in the building had been discovered the day before. Businesses on the lower floors (shops and the bank) were closed immediately. The five garment factories on the upper floors made their workers keep working. On the morning of April 24 2013 there was a power outage. Diesel generators at the top of the building were turned on. Then the building collapsed.
Landlord takes Just Group to court over alleged $3.6 million in unpaid rent
By Imogen Bailey | 22 April 2021
AFR indicates.
According to the report, Fortius Funds Management is suing the Group for alleged unpaid rent on Just Jeans, Peter Alexander, Portmans and Smiggle stores in the Mid City Pitt Street Mall centre.
The AFR reports that Fortius is seeking court orders forcing Just Group to pay unpaid rent, expenses, costs and levies for four stores in the Mid City Centre from April 2020 onwards until the legal dispute is ruled on.
In response to the filing, Just Group has filed its own claim, stating that Fortius did not work in good faith to negotiate terms during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Scentre has been hit with a resounding rejection from shareholders of its top executivesâ remuneration packages as the ASX-listed owner and operator of Westfield malls battles through a reshaped retail landscape.
The shareholder lodged a âfirst strikeâ against the remuneration report for chief executive Peter Allen and chief financial officer Elliott Rusanow, with the âagainstâ vote at 51 per cent at their annual meeting conducted online on Thursday.
Scentre CEO Peter Allen. The companyâs stronger second half mirrored the experience of the other shopping centre landlords and managers, though not all are confident enough to commit to guidance.Â