Black Friday, Ashes in Bangladesh

Do you remember sometime back I told you about the documentary called "Life and Debt"? The documentary focused on American factories in overseas countries, particularly focusing on Jamaica. Many of us are well aware that the United States funds/pays workers in sweatshops in poor countries, but we only bring it up when terrible tragedies happen such as the recent fire in a Bangladesh garment factory. Approximately 112 employees were burned to death after being trapped in the seven-story shop which had no fire exits. Many of the bodies are burned so bad they're un-identifiable. Some people jumped out of the building but still ended up dying. This is truly heart-breaking. It is reported that all of 4, 000 ex-amount of Bangladesh sweatshops do not have the proper fire precautions. This shop produces products for companies such as Wal-Mart, JC Penny, H&M and others.
I just feel a deep sense of sympathy for the families who lost their loved ones. If this were to happen in the U.S. people would go absolutely biserk, so we just take it overseas...and turn deaf ears and blinds eyes. My Human Services professor told me that in North Carolina some time back there was an incident similar to this, a chicken factory caught on fire and the employees died because the doors were locked. It's crazy. Places like WalMart make workers work all through not only Black Friday, but Thursday as well. Make more money, don't pay workers any more, and pay abroad workers little to nothing and don't care if a Bangladesh factory has fire exits or not. Even though we like to buy things at reasonable prices and make profit, what ever happened to the humane side of thinking? I guess big business and even the slightest sensitivity to humanity don't mix. Sad.