European Parliament hosts an exhibition to mark the 2nd anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka

Friday 24 April 2015 16:59 BST

A signboard outside the factory reads “Rana Plaza” as it collapses on 24 April 2013 (© Khorshed Alam Rinku)

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It's been two years since the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where over 1100 people died and more than 2500 were injured. There remains $6million USD gap in the funding needed to compensate each of the over 5,000 individuals with eligible claims.

To mark the anniversary, in the European Parliament Jean Lambert has hosted an exhibition that showcases reportage images taken at the site of the collapse as well as follow-up portraits of survivors.

In addition, Jean chaired a conference that brought together the EU Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, with experts and campaigners on the global fashion supply chain industry. Both events are to emphasise the need for the fashion industry to take more responsibility for the safety and working conditions of those that supply them.