Labor Conditions Put into Question after Bangladesh Fire

SPRING. THE LAND IS CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE SAINT STANISLAUS CEMETERY. A DEADLY FIRE AT A BANGLADESH FACTORY MAY IMPACT THE SUPPLY LINES FOR SOME BIG BOX CHAIN STORES IN THIS COUNTRY. 112 WORKERS DIED IN THE FIRE LAST MONTH. THE FACTORY PRODUCES GOODS FOR SUPPLIERS OF WAL-MART AND SEARS. "AMERICAN MADE" AND LABOR CONDITIONS SEEM TO BE LESS AND LESS IMPORTANT TO SHOPPERS. "IT'S THE ONLY COST EFFECTIVE WAY NOWADAYS WE'VE PRICED OURSELF OUT OF OUR OWN MARKET YEARS AGO AND IN THESE COUNTRIES THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY KNOW HOW TO DO BUSINESS; PUT EVERYONE IN A BIG OLD FACTORY AND LET THEM DO WORK." AFTER THE FIRE, THERE WERE PROTESTS IN BANGLADESH TO IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS.