Factory Fire

As you have heard and we discussed in class, there was a large fire in a factory in Bangladesh last month that killed 112 of the factory workers.  The working conditions were horrific, with a lack of safety measures in place.  Many of the items produced in the factory were eventually exported to US stores.  Please read this (or any other articles you find on your own research) about the situation and respond with your reaction.  What does this mean for us in the US?  Are we responsible as consumers to know where our products are made, how workers are treated, etc?  Is it the governments responsibility?  Corporations?  Or is it fair that workers at least have jobs in places like Bangladesh and they are grateful to have a wage though we might not call it a 'living' wage?