Primark has said that they are
more than happy to offer some money to help all the families who sadly lost a
relative of a recent factory collapse in Bangladesh.
Primark is an Irish clothing
retailer, operating in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain,
The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Primark first opened in June 1969 in
Mary Street (Dublin). Primark sells clothes at the budget end of the market and
the company sources cheaply, using simple designs and basic fabrics in the
popular sizes and buys stock in bulk.
Last week (starting Monday 22nd
April 2013), an eight storey building collapsed to the ground with thousands of
workers still inside in the capital city of Dhaka. Unfortunately when the
building crashed to the floor, a total of at least 386 people died from the
event.
However, although it may seem
like nothing good has come out of this, something actually has. One of the many
factories that were found inside the building made clothes for Primark. So when
the collapse of the building appeared on the news, Primark itself wanted to
help out straight away in any way they could.
As a result, Primark said that
they would be more than happy to offer money to the families who sadly lost a
relative. Also a statement from Primark (which is owned by Associated British
Foods) said:
“ We have partnered with a
local NGO [non-governmental organisation] to address the immediate needs of
victims, including the provision of emergency food aid to families”.
“This initiative began in
Bangladesh immediately the extent of the disaster became clear”.
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