Supply and Demand

      On a day in March 1911 on Washington Place in New York City, fire broke out in the upper floors of the Triangle Shirt Waist factory, where a great many young women were employed. Most were recent immigrants, 16 to  23 years of age.. They worked 52 hours a week,  for $7 to $12, making ladies' blouses.
       When they sought to flee the flames that day, they discovered the doors to stairwells and exits had been locked. to prevent them from stealing and from taking unauthirized breaks. Some 146 died, including those who jumped out of windows of the eighth, ninth and tenth floors.
     There's a reason we have the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union today.
     Last Saurday, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, fire broke out in an eight-story building housing a garment giant that supplies markets in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. The factory, which opened in 2009 and employed about 1,700,  had been given a "high risk" safety rating. It had no emergency exits leading outside the building. More than 100 died, including 69 on the second floor..
      According to the Associated Press, Bangladesh has 4,000 garment factories, many without proper safety systems. Altogether the country exports  some  $20 billion in these products, mainly to the United States and Europe.
      Think about it..