mostafiz uddin is the owner of denim express. mostafiz uddin is the owner of denim expert.n. he employs 2000 workers making jeans for big international brands. when he built the factory 11 years ago, he focused on creating a safe working environment. he wanted to put bangladesh on the map as a sustainable place to do business. in the past, safety issues were rampant at garment factories. building regulations were disregarded in construction. long working hours in cramped and hazardous factories were common. these unsafe working practices were brought to the world's attention in 2013. the eight—storey rana plaza complex collapsed in the capital dhaka. 113a people were killed. did you go to rana plaza when it happened? immediately, it was 1130 something like that. i just took my chart and i ran a bitand i went to the rana plaza area and i see the things that are going on, ifeel so much helpless that i had really not or no things to do, no things to offer. from then there, i decided, "ok, that is the time i really start to how can i do good for people? how can a change people'

it was a devastating blow to the livelihoods of many people, like factory owner mostafiz uddin — whoening only in bangladesh. the situation, what is happening with me, may be in one personal one single country but is it is the same in all production countries. if you go to india, if you go to pakistan or other countries, also have the same situation. i've and apparel industry and community we should make some kind of safety net where i will work as a safe and secure. they should not have suffered the way how they suffering during the pandemic times. that is just one factory owner with his story. as well as affecting the people who work in the industry, has coronavirus also changed the way we buy clothes and so—called ‘fast fashion‘? let‘s ask scott nova, the executive director of the worker rights consortium, which has been looking into the issue of working conditions in bangladesh. reminders of the scale of the issues. brands and retailers have created is falling global supply chains. there are more than 30 million retailers globally is selling apparel for brands in the uk in the us