MONTREAL: Canadian supermarket giant Loblaw announced Monday it would pay compensation to employees of one of its suppliers and their relatives after a Bangladeshi factory collapse left almost 400 people dead.
"We are working to ensure that we will deliver support in the best and most meaningful way possible, and with the goal of ensuring that victims and their families receive benefits now and in the future," the company said.
The firm said it would provide compensation but did not give an estimate of the sum or the toll among its supplier's workers, saying: "We are working on the details and we will update you as soon as we can."
In Bangladesh, a multi-storey building housing several textile workshops collapsed five days ago. Recovery operations are still ongoing, but the confirmed death toll among workers in the plant has already reached 382.
Several foreign firms have confirmed they sourced clothes at the plant, including Britain's Primark and Spain's Mango, and pressure is mounting on Western businesses to aid the victims and to improve safety standards.
"Our priorities are helping the victims and their families, and driving change to help prevent similar incidents in the future," Loblaw said.
The Loblaw group owns or has franchised more than 1,000 stores across Canada and is the country's largest food retailer as well as a supplier of general household goods and clothing. - AFP
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