Two Irish Engineers and Bangladesh's Deadliest Disaster
When Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh killing over 1,200 garment workers in April 2013, two Irish engineers found themselves at the centre of literally redefining global worker safety standards.
Aidan Madden from Arup and Colm Quinn, now Head of Operations for the International Accord, reveal ho…
The Rana Plaza Collapse
On the morning of 24 April 2013, thousands of garment workers were ordered back into a building that engineers had declared unsafe just hours earlier. At 08:57 a.m., Rana Plaza collapsed in under two minutes, killing 1,134 people and injuring more than 2,500 in the deadliest industrial disaster in …
After Party meets: Rosette Ale
Welcome to After Party – the show where I interview sustainable brand founders in their natural habitats.
In this episode, I’m joined by Rosette, the Founder of Revival London – a self-confessed ‘thrift queen’ with the mission to make slow fashion sexy.
Born in Ghana and now based in London, Rose…
Looms and Algorithms (1946-Present)
This is Part 3 of 3 of our documentary. The Freedom Quilting Bee, where sixty Black women in Alabama built a cooperative while fighting for the right to vote. The AIDS Memorial Quilt, forty-four thousand panels on the National Mall. Gilbert Baker's rainbow flag. Palestinian tatreez. Rana Plaza, whe…
Remembering Rana Plaza - 13th Anniversary
News and labour updates from the Asia Pacific region.We speak to Josh Cullinan, outgoing Secretary of RAFFWU, AAWL Bangladesh project co-ordinator, and founding member of Australia Bangladesh Solidarity Network, about the 13th anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza and the industrial murder of o…
Rana Plaza building collapse
In April 2013, Rana Plaza, an eight-storey building on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, collapsed. More than 1,000 people died and many others were injured. The building contained five garment factories which manufactured clothes for well-known international brands. It was the wo…
Episode 286 - The Abduction of Natascha Kampusch & Rana Plaza Collapse
This week, Amber tells the remarkable survival story of Natascha Kampusch who was abducted and held captive for 8 years.
Then, Naomi covers one of the deadliest structural failures in modern history.
Amber's Sources:
Natascha Kampusch - Wikipedia
Natascha Kampusch New Book "3,096 Days": Austrian K…
Episode 71: #070 Dr Stephen Morse
Dr Stephen Morse is an expert in Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and Enforced Labour. Having lived experience abroad, Dt Stephen and his wife created an organisation to help large companies and supply chains to recognise any human rights abuse in their own systems, build compliance and protect vu…
Episode 4: A conversation with Rachelle Love, a sower of garments and seeds
This week I had the opportunity to connect with Rachelle Love, a grounded, caring and passionate sower of garments and seeds. In this episode, like all episodes on Poem Booth: The podcast, we get to know what makes Rachelle who she is, what inspires her work and her wholesome vision for the world w…
212 Low Impact
Vinted used to feel like the internet version of a Naked Lady party: somebody else’s wrong thing becoming exactly what you needed, for a fiver and postage. Then the pro sellers arrived, the charity-shop stock moved online, and resale started to look less like an exit from fast fashion than another …
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