In the wake of last week’s tragic collapse of a Bangladesh clothing factory, where the death toll is 547 and climbing, Disney announced they’re pulling the manufacturing of any of their items from that country, while Wal-Mart and JC Penney say they’re going to talk about what can be done to shore up safety there. Today on America Weekend, I talked with Dr. Cory Krupp of Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy about what those companies can do to change an industry where the workers make $37/month and profits come before safety. As she pointed out, if companies leave Bangladesh, they’ll just move to other countries where the same problems exist (e.g. Vietnam).
Listen to our conversation here.