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The 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York killed 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, and galvanized the U.S. labor movement. After 112 years, there is finally a striking and permanent memorial on the site.

While fashion designers and brands continue to grab headlines and praise for their “heroism,” garment workers are fundraising for basic needs.

A new report goes beyond the sanitized inspection regimes to hear from the workers themselves.

More than two months after the deadly explosion in West, Texas, the state has done almost nothing to prevent future disasters.