Human Cost of Neglect: The China Shoe Factory Fire The latest industrial disaster in China serves as a stark reminder that human lives are still being sacrificed on the altar of profit and efficiency.
Despite economic progress and increasing global attention, neglect of worker safety has proven to be a deadly consequence of unchecked industrialization.
In Jiangtou Village, Chendai Township, a shoe factory fire claimed 28 lives, with many more injured or missing.