Clandestine Moroccan textile companies that supply to renowned European brands, including Zara and Mango subject their workers to inhumane conditions, reports Morroco Daily News.

Spanish news outlet Cadenaser put a spotlight on the recent Tangier tragedy, an event that claimed 29 people. On February 8, floods stormed a residential villa that hosted an illegal sweatshop. A short circuit caused the death of 28 workers. Dozens of men and women worked at the clandestine textile factory.

The incident caused uproar among Moroccans, with the event making international headlines. The situation also brought attention to the lack of monitoring in textile factories.It also cited NGOs in Morocco denouncing exploitation and the inhumane working conditions in illegal textile factories across the country.

The organizations also called on Europe to push for a law that will end such tragedies. The textile industry makes up 54 per cent of Morocco’s informal sector.

The statistics indicate that more than one million textile workers in Morocco, including mostly women could be working in “secret” sweatshops.