( CNN ) -- Bangladesh 's prime minister acknowledged Thursday that her nation 's garment industry is beset with problems , but said her government is moving rapidly to fix them . `` Bangladesh now is a place for good conditions for the investment , '' Sheikh Hasina told CNN 's Christiane Amanpour eight days after a nine-story building collapsed on the outskirts of Dhaka , killing at least 437 people , most of them garment workers . She said 2,437 survivors were pulled from the rubble , where recovery work was continuing . `` Yes , there are some problems , '' she said , but added that a committee has been formed to ensure the safety of buildings and workers . `` This committee will submit the findings to the Cabinet committee and , side by side , we have been trying our best to improve the situation . '' Hasina expressed little fear that international companies would stop doing business in Bangladesh as a result of the disaster . Investors have tapped into the Bangladeshi market not just because of its high-quality workers , she said . `` They get cheap labor , '' she said . `` That 's why they come here . '' Bangladesh vs. the U.S. : How much does it cost to make a denim shirt ? But at least one company has pulled out of Bangladesh , citing a spate of fatal factory accidents . The Walt Disney Company sent a letter in March to vendors and licensees to transition production out of the `` highest-risk countries , '' such as Bangladesh , in order to bolster safety standards in its supply chain . Disney will halt production in four other countries : Ecuador , Venezuela , Belarus and Pakistan , by April 2014 . The decision was made before last week 's building collapse . It was prompted by the November fire at the Tazreen Fashions Factory in Bangladesh 's capital Dhaka that killed 112 people , and another fire in Pakistan that killed 262 garment workers last September . Disney pulls out of Bangladesh factories . Asked about reports that only 18 inspectors are responsible for overseeing safety conditions in more than 100,000 garment factories in and around the capital city , Hasina said , `` We do n't depend on only ... those inspectors . '' Steps to improve conditions were taken before the collapse of the building in Rana Plaza in Savar , she said , citing passage by the Cabinet of a labor law that will be sent to Parliament . Hasina noted that workplace disasters have occurred in the United States , too ; she cited last month 's explosion of a fertilizer plant in West , Texas , in which 14 people died . `` Anywhere in the world , any accident can take place , '' she said . `` You can not predict anything . '' Amanpour , CNN 's chief international correspondent , pointed out that local officials predicted that the building could collapse after cracks appeared on its walls on April 23 , and they urged workers not to re-enter it . `` You are very correct , '' Hasina said . `` Unfortunately , in the morning , the owners of the factories put pressure to labor to enter . '' She praised government officials for trying to prevent the workers at the five garment factories in the building from re-entering it on April 24 , the morning of the collapse . `` It is not true that the government has n't taken any steps , '' she said . She blamed the owners of the five factories as well as Sohel Rana , the building 's owner , and disputed the suggestion that their political connections could protect them . Rana is under police investigation in relation to the deaths and has had his assets seized . Protesters have called for him to be hanged . `` The law will take its own course , '' she said . `` Criminal is criminal . They will get all the necessary action ; that we can assure you . It is our promise to the people . '' Hasina added , `` Any business person , if they commit any kind of crime , our government always takes action . '' She pointed to the companies that source their products from such factories , saying they should pay well enough that factory owners can pay good salaries and ensure the business is safely run . `` They 're partly responsible for it , '' she said . And she urged that the disaster be considered in context . `` You can not blame the whole business or whole industry just for one incident , '' she said . Hasina said officials in her government `` are in favor of labor , '' having increased the minimum wage by 82 % , built dormitories and seen to the health care needs of workers . She denied that the killing last year of a labor leader signified that her government is hostile toward unions . Aminul Islam 's body , bearing signs of torture , was found four days after he disappeared in April 2012 . `` Nobody knew that he was a labor leader , '' she said . It was only after his body was found , she said , `` that we came to know that he was a labor leader and he was assassinated . '' More than a year later , she said , the case remains under investigation . The interview was carried out via satellite by Amanpour in New York and the prime minister in Dhaka . CNN has been unable to gain visas from the Bangladeshi government that would allow the network to send reporters to cover the country first-hand . That assertion was corroborated by a CNN executive , but the prime minister disputed it . `` It is not true , '' Hasina said . `` We never stop any media to come to Bangladesh . '' Asked about restrictions on coverage imposed by the visa office , she said , `` Every country has these rules and regulations . '' Thursday 's interview came as activity resumed at thousands of Bangladeshi textile factories . Millions of workers in and around the Bangladeshi capital , Dhaka , returned to duty after the trade group that represents the garment industry decided it was safe to do so . This week , a delegation of the International Labour Organization arrived in Dhaka on a four-day visit to Bangladesh . `` Horror and regret must translate into urgent firm action , '' said Guy Ryder , the organization 's director-general . `` Action now can prevent further tragedy . Inaction would mean that the next tragedy is simply a matter of time . '' The incident has provoked widespread protests , including attacks on some textile facilities the demonstrators said are unsafe . The garment industry accounts for 77 % of Bangladesh 's exports -- a $ 20 billion industry for the nation .
Disney pulls out of Bangladesh factories . Bangladesh now is good for investment , Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says . She cites the formation of a committee to improve safety after a horrific building collapse . The government has also announced plans to build more than 100 new schools in rural areas and upgrade existing ones.