Document ID (ISN) | 67383 |
CIS number |
96-1450 |
Year |
1995 |
Convention or series no. |
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Title |
From the ashes: A toy factory fire in Thailand |
Original title |
Renaître de ses cendres: l'incendie d'une usine de jouets en Thaïlande [in French] Renacer de las cenizas: el incendio de una fábrica de juguetes en Thailandia [in Spanish] |
Bibliographic information |
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), blvd. Emile Jacqmain 155 b1, 1210 Bruxelles, Belgium, [1995]. 43p. Illus. |
Abstract |
A fire destroyed the Kader soft toy factory in Nakhon Pathom province (Thailand) on 10 May 1993. A total of 188 workers died and 469 were injured. Contents of this document: detailed description of the tragedy; setting up of a working group (of representatives of trade unions, universities and non-governmental organizations) with the aim of examining the reasons for the fire and of ways to help its victims and their families; compensation of victims and their families; survey of fires and other industrial accidents in Thailand; role of the Thai government in enforcing safety legislation; safety in the toy industry in Southeast Asia in general (Hong Kong, Taiwan, China); survey of the international toy industry; contracting to "sweatshops" (child and women workers). In annex: safety codes pertaining to the fire site; case study of a past fire in a US factory (Triangle Shirtwaist Co., New York, 25 Mar. 1911); example of a code of practice adopted by a transnational company (Levi Strauss & Co.); relevant resolutions of the ICFTU. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Thailand; toy industry; accident descriptions; fire hazards |
Descriptors (secondary) |
China; Hong Kong; children; Taiwan (China); developing countries; women; role of government; role of workers' organizations; case study |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Country / State or Province | Belgium |
Subject(s) |
Other industries and occupations
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Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Fires
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