Slack safety standards indeed make a huge difference in the lives of the workers. Although proper and safe working conditions are the rights of laborers, is it indeed the contentious issue of who should bear the cost. Although foreign companies may be in the monetary position to bear the cost, unless the safety is demanded by the national governments, the companies would have little incentive to ensure safety. Thus by default the government must take the lead in creating safety and requiring minimum safety requirements, and then pass the cost along to the foreign corporations. Overall, I agree that if these type of situations are neglected then repercussions such as this fire will be fairly commo - See more at: http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/ethicsblog/globaldialog.cfm?c=15006#sthash.BeleyA5g.dpuf