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Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 01:00 PM Nov 2012

Fox: ‘Don’t think that the people in Bangladesh who perished didn’t want or need those jobs"

Fox contributor: ‘Don’t think that the people in Bangladesh who perished didn’t want or need those jobs’
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/27/fox-contributor-dont-think-that-the-people-in-bangladesh-who-perished-didnt-want-or-need-those-jobs/

A Fox Business host said Monday that the 112 Bangladesh workers killed in a factory fire over the weekend were actually thankful just to have jobs, regardless of their working conditions.

“It is tragic,” contributor Charles Payne said, appearing on “Your World” with host Neil Cavuto. “I don’t think something like this will happen again. Don’t think that the people in Bangladesh who perished didn’t want or need those jobs, as well.”

In the wake of the deadly blaze, one of three recent factory fires in Bangladesh, authorities cited lax safety conditions, non-working fire extinguishers and a distinct lack of emergency exits, which could have saved dozens of lives. Workers also claimed that when fire alarms began to sound in the factory, managers for the factory’s owner, Tazreen Fashions Ltd., told everyone there was no emergency and that the employees should get back to work.


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Fox: ‘Don’t think that the people in Bangladesh who perished didn’t want or need those jobs" (Original Post) Coyotl Nov 2012 OP
How does he mean he doesn't think it will happen again? malaise Nov 2012 #1
He means FUX won't report on any other incidents... joeybee12 Nov 2012 #2
“I don’t think something like this will happen again." abelenkpe Nov 2012 #3
But DECENT people would want to make sure EC Nov 2012 #4
they want jobs and at the same time they don't want to die Enrique Nov 2012 #5
I hear that kind of shit all the time where I live. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #6

malaise

(269,201 posts)
1. How does he mean he doesn't think it will happen again?
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 01:06 PM
Nov 2012

It happens every fugging few months in Bangladesh because having proper fire escapes would allow workers to steal a few goods and those goods are way more important than the lives of the citizens of Bangladesh. Fuck Neil Cavuto.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
2. He means FUX won't report on any other incidents...
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 01:07 PM
Nov 2012

and worry their scum viewers with such tragedies.

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)
3. “I don’t think something like this will happen again."
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 01:10 PM
Nov 2012

But it has happened several times over the past few years killing over 700 workers. That is what industry self regulation gets. That is why government needs to set regulations that companies have to adhere to. Why does the US allow products to be sold here that are manufactured in nations that don't abide by our own countries safety regulations? We need global labor unions to protect workers from this kind of tragedy. If corporations can organize globally why not workers?

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
5. they want jobs and at the same time they don't want to die
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 02:09 PM
Nov 2012

that is why thousands of workers there are protesting and demanding justice and reforms.

GoCubsGo

(32,095 posts)
6. I hear that kind of shit all the time where I live.
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 02:29 PM
Nov 2012

Needless to say, I live in a so-called "Right to Work" state. It's the same crap these assholes spew whenever workers here complain about their employers' abuses: "Shut up and be glad you have a job. There are thousand of other people who would be happy to fill your shoes."

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