Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
1913 Binghamton Factory fire The 1913 Binghamton factory fire occurred on July 22, 1913, on the premises of the Binghamton Clothing Company, in Binghamton, New York. It destroyed the Wall Street building in less than 20 minutes, killing 31 of the more than 100 people inside. Though not as deadly as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911, it put even more pressure on New York officials to strengthen life safety codes, increase funding for more inspectors, and increase penalties for violations.
2011 Rwandan textile workers strike On February 14, 2011, In Kigali, Rwanda more than 500 workers at the UTEXRWA textile factory began a six-day long strike in protest of unfair working conditions that started when new management came into power. The strikers (Strike Action) were protesting low wages of Rwandan Franc RWF15,800 (US$27) a month, lack of annual leave, non-paid overtime, and poor working and health conditions. The strikers were also protesting for thirty-three employees that were previously let go with little explanation. The strike was an act of nonviolence but it could also be looked at under the paradox of repression. The act of paradox repression is used by the opponents of nonviolent activist to deter them from gaining momentum in their campaign. Paradox repression can happen in the form of firing employees or banning individuals from places, or it can happen in the form of arrests or violence. When manager, Trivets Deepak of UTEXRWA, let the thirty-three workers go it was an act of paradox repression in an attempt to further silence complaints.