How a pioneering French law emerged from the ruins of a factory in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi civilian volunteers assist in rescue operations after the Rana Plaza garment building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP - MUNIR UZ ZAMAN

The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh a decade ago, in which more than a thousand people died, led to a revolutionary French law on duty of care. How did it come about and is it effective in protecting workers' rights and the environment?

On 24 April, 2013, the Rana Plaza clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed killing 1,134 people and injuring another 2,000.