In fact, “although government agencies and the police were aware of the cracks the day before the plaza collapsed and could have closed the building, Rana [ the owner of the [plaza] building was harshly accused of having convinced the factory managers that the building was safe.” On the day of the Rana Plaza collapse, workers were told to go to work or lose their jobs, as factory managers believed that effective production for American brands and corporations was more important than the safety of thousands of individuals. This sequence of events also shares a similarity with the Ali Enterprises fire. A few days before the fatal fire, private, voluntary inspections were conducted at the factory. The factory passed these inspections and was certified to the “gold standard” of workplace certification, SA8000, in August 2012. It is clear that these companies either a) have a special relationship with the inspectors or b) employ the inspectors themselves; this certifies that these companies are unlikely to ever fail an inspection or receive the necessary certification they need to continue