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<p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Massachusetts
Remembers Bangladesh Workers Who Have Fallen to
Corporate Greed</span></b><br>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Please join us in a
candlelight vigil on Martin Luther King Day, January
21st, to remember those who have paid the ultimate
price for Walmart, GAP and H&M’s greed. But these
vigils are only a first step -- you are also invited
to meet on January 23rd to craft a campaign to put
pressure on Walmart, GAP and H&M to commit to fire
safety in Bangladesh.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Bangladesh</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Roksana, 20 (left), a
survivor of a garment factory fire, sits in her house
in Dhaka, Bangladesh. <br>
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On November 24th, 112 workers were killed when a
preventable fire ripped through their factory while
they were producing garments for Walmart. As reported
by Bloomberg Press, Walmart executive Sridevi
Kalavakolanu and his GAP counter part were asked in
2011 by the Bangladesh government and Bangladesh labor
activists to spend a little more money on goods, so
fire safety could be made possible. This was
Kalavakolanu’s reply:<br>
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“Specifically to the issue of any corrections on
electrical and fire safety, we are talking about 4,500
factories, and in most cases very extensive and costly
modifications would need to be undertaken to some
factories. It is not financially feasible for the
brands to make such investments.”<br>
<br>
Walmart, the 25th largest economy in the world, GAP
and H&M, are still refusing to pay for their
sweatshops to not be tinder boxes. We are demanding
that these companies sign onto a comprehensive fire
safety program in Bangladesh. Reverend King gave his
life while fighting for workers rights lets
commemorate him by fighting for workers lives.<br>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Candle Light Vigil</span></b><span
style="font-size: medium;"><br>
What: Candlelight Vigil to Remember Walmart, GAP and
H&M’s Fallen Workers.<br>
When: January 21st, 5-6pm. <br>
Where: There will be four simultaneous vigils:<br>
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<b>Location 1: Walmart</b><br>
301 Falls Boulevard, <br>
Quincy, MA <br>
Contact Person: Edwin Arguetta: 617-335-9501<br>
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<b>Location 2 : Walmart</b><br>
780 Lynnway, <br>
Lynn, MA<br>
Contact Person: Paul Drake 617-650-4457<br>
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<b>Location 3: GAP</b><br>
Harvard Square<br>
15 Brattle St<br>
Cambridge, MA<br>
Contact Person: James Razsa 207-838-4703<br>
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<b>Location 4: H&M</b><br>
350 Washington St<br>
(between Ordway Pl & Bromfield St) <br>
Boston, MA <br>
Contact Person: Gillian Mason 617-470-7409<br>
<br>
<b>Campaign Planning Meeting</b><br>
What: Meeting to plan how we can put pressure on
Walmart, GAP and H&M to commit to fire safety in
their Bangladesh factories.<br>
When: January 23rd, 11am.<br>
Where: SEIU 1199, 2nd Floor, <br>
150 Mount Vernon St. Dorchester, MA (2 blocks from
Red line T stop JFK/UMass) </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: larger;">If you have any
questions about the upcoming actions or this campaign,
please contact James at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:james@massuniting.org">james@massuniting.org</a> or call
617-524-8778.</span></p>
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