workers' rights

Rafiqul Islam is president of a labor federation based next to the site of the Rana Plaza collapse. In the foreground is a field filled with rubble from the building, and beyond that is the site of the collapse.

Two years after it collapsed, Rana Plaza is still haunted by the smell of death

Justice

More than 1,000 garment workers died when the Rana Factory complex in Bangladesh collapsed two years ago. Today, the survivors and their families are still haunted by the “smell of death” at the site — and the prejudices they face after making it through the tragedy.

Students prepare food during a class by French chef Eric Cros (left) at the Institut Paul Bocuse.

French chefs say they shouldn’t have to take the heat to stay in the kitchen

Culture
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