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A woman who spent 17 days trapped under rubble from the Bangladesh building collapse says she will never work in a factory again. Deborah Gembara (Reuters) reports. – Video by Reuters

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Easternstar

May 15, 2013 09:30am

I strongly hope that the garment factory tragedly leads to long-term safety and improved economic conditions for the country. By the way, I am not a Bangladeshi.

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