America, land of hopes and dreams. In 1911 chaos had broken out in the streets of Manhattan. Screams filled the air as the Shirtwaist factory was burnt to the ground along with one-hundred and forty four new yorkers. But, why had all of this happened? Why did these people die?

     It’s Saturday, March 25, 1911. Your a factory worker going to work at your minimum wage job with terrible conditions. The ground is dirty, the machines are old and the ventilation barely works. You wish you could quit but it’s all you have to support your family. You start to work when all the sudden everybody gets up and starts to run for the exit. You don’t know what's going on. You were so into your work that you forgot about who was around you. Now you here now your alert. “Fire, Fire, FIRE!!” The guy next to you yells but you're trapped no one can exit the build. Just like that everything is gone.

     The Shirtwaist Fire was devastating, it also had good outcome the labors laws in America got stricter and that saved more lives. Bangladesh is having the same problems as America had 1911 . Workers are constantly being put into horrible working conditions where they are bossed around by other human beings. Just with you can get her shirt for a dollar less. Bangladesh should have stricter working labor laws. But, we can help Bangladesh and the people who are  living there. Don't take away these people's money, don't stop buying their clothes, of all these people who have died will have died for nothing. This is the only income that these people get throughout the whole working time as a human being if we take that away then no one in Bangladesh will be able to support a family. But we need to send in people from these big companies that are able to enforce laws.
    
     Nike used to be this way. They used to have their shoes made in Bangladesh. Their shoes were being made by 9 year olds. In there making the shoes could result in a building collapse or fire. So your Nikes that you're wearing could be made by these kids. It's a sad thought I know. It's a deep subject for us Americans with this level of labor laws to understand that some children are being killed to make a piece of cloth. But, it's happening, it's real world, and if we don't do something to stop it. It might get worse. I know you think our minimum wage is bad $7.50, but they've got a much worse, some of them in American dollars they are making $0.50 at the bottom line and that is what is used to support a family.

     1911 American clothes were easy to come by it's all you found. Now in 2015 US made clothes are not a easy thing to come by. Third world countries like Bangladesh are easy to come by and they're cheap. Why would you pay $15 for a shirt made in the US when you can pay $5 for a shirt made on elsewhere. That's what I'm going to tell you. Would pay $15 for a shirt made in the US that way someone can live. Answer is probably yes. The sad thing is if we stop buying from the third world countries these families start stop getting income. They will be put on the street. Everyday people who live in Bangladesh and other third world countries go to work and get the job done because it’s all they can do.

     Here's what we needed to do. Big companies need to go to the third world countries and talk to the manager of the factory and talk to the workers of the company get a representative from America to go in there and say hey these working conditions are not suitable. If you do not get this fixed you'll be fired. Not the workers.  All we need is someone who understands that the working conditions need to be livable. That they're not going to start fires. They are not going to make a building collapse. They are not going to kill anyone of the people. There are currently people in the building that don't care enough to make sure that the employees of the company are safe. This needs to be fixed. Honestly I don’t think that it’s so hard to send in somebody or properly train the manager so that lives can be saved.

     Back when the shirtwaist fire had started the fire was an eye opener for all Americans working in factories, they demanded better conditions in America’s retail life. The story in Bangladesh is much different there's been many fires. Amazingly the people return to work. To really make the Bangladesh people want to stop working or strike. When the building collapse happened in Bangladesh it killed 1100 people. All of which that survived went back to work and lived with the condition of old America. If america can get past our factory conditions then why can't Bangladesh . Let's look for at America for the simple fire but in Bangladesh it's going to get much worse unless we can get a big company and even these small companies in Bangladesh to fight the horrible working conditions. I think it's possible for American citizens to help the struggle in Bangladesh.

     All that America has to do. To end this war in Bangladesh over their working conditions to stop good people from dying you have to send in a letter to the managers of these companies tell the managers I don't mind spending $10 more to get a good t-shirt in saving a life then have someone killed making a $5 piece of cloth. Start with the question on the letters of when you send your children to work in that factory? Would you work yourself in that factory? An easy question, why are you putting other people in there. If the big companies get enough letters they will say hey, well we probably got to change this or else I lose money I can't stand that.

     Apple is a good example for this because they used to have the problem in China at Foxconn because their employees would jump off the building and kill themselves. They did this because that's where they live sleep and eat they rarely leave the building even though they're allowed to. Apple had to put up nets around the building to make sure that the death toll went down at Foxconn. This does not mean that Apple is perfect. Still people die every year but they are trying and they have spent a lot of money to help save lives. Apple's prices are very high and their equipment is perfectly good. People still buy the product in the 350 dollar range. Apple is one of the number one sellers of devices in the world. So yes I believe that a company's conditions can get better and the prices go up people will still buy the products of which the company is selling.

     Some people may argue that the companies stop making products in Bangladesh then they will just move to a different country like Vietnam with low minimum wage and start making a product there. If managers get enough letters or complaints that we will stop buying a product just because of where it’s made I believe that the conditions will get better.
      America can still improve its factory conditions but it's as great as we can get right now and that's all right. If Bangladesh can improve just a little bit so much good can come out of it. Nike and Apple both managed to keep the place on top of the world and selling products with high prices and better conditions. For these reasons I believe corporate America can succeed on higher prices and better conditions. There may not be an easy solution but there is a solution. America can help Bangladesh get there.