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Protestors in London have staged actions to commemorate the deaths of 1,138 workers two years after the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh. The garment industry in Bangladesh supplies many global brands with their goods but thousands of workers are employed in factories that are unsafe, dangerous and in the case of Rana Plaza, lethal.

The protestors were demanding that companies pay adequate compensation to help victims and their families. As of today the Rana Plaza Compensation Fund is still $6 million short of the $30 million target.

Protestors occupied stores including Benetton and Zara, whilst H&M and Gap were blockaded. Campaigners put up blue plaques reading `Rana Plaza, April 24th 2013, 1,138 workers killed by corporate greed`outside London stores implicated in the use of these factories.