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Supply chains and forced labour after Rana Plaza: lessons learned | Global Development Professionals Network | Guardian Professional

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The Rana Plaza building in Savar outside Dhaka, where more than 1,000 sweatshop workers died when the building collapsed on 24 April. Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters

"What does the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh in which more than 1,000 workers perished mean for those of us who are working to end modern-day slavery? For those of us focused on forced labour in supply chains, the lessons have been timely and crucial."

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