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                        Bangladesh Death Toll Passes 400

   The death toll from last week`s collapse of a garment factory building
   in Bangladesh has passed 400, as thousands gather in Dhaka for a May
   Day demonstration to demand safety at work and the death penalty for
   the building`s owner.
   On Tuesday, the High Court asked authorities to freeze the assets of
   the owner, Mohammed Sohel Rana, as well as the owners of the garment
   factories that were housed in Rana`s building. Police say they ignored
   official warnings for people to evacuate the building after inspectors
   found cracks in it just prior to the collapse.
   Authorities have arrested eight people, including building engineers.
   Rescue workers in Bangladesh are now using heavy equipment to clear the
   site, and officials expect the number of casualties to rise as hundreds
   of people remain missing. More than 3,000 people were in the building
   when it collapsed.
   Also Tuesday, Oxfam urged other Western companies that received textile
   goods from factories housed in the building to follow their colleagues
   who are offering compensation to the families of those killed making
   their clothing.
   Britain`s Primark and Canada`s Loblaw have promised to provide
   assistance to the survivors and families who lost loved once in the
   building collapse.
   Some workers are blaming European and American companies for the poor
   working conditions because the companies demand low-cost goods from the
   garment manufacturers.
   The building collapse last week is the latest disaster to hit
   Bangladesh`s multi-billion-dollar garment industry. In November, a fire
   at another garment factory killed more than 100 workers.
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