When we acquired the facility in Bangladesh in 2010, as part of the due diligence process that we went through before closing the acquisition, we hired a very reputable U.S. based.... We did an extensive search and review to ensure that we had a very reputable engineering firm based on the highest level of standards, and we're looking at North American standards here. We had this firm conduct a detailed assessment of the facility that we were looking to acquire in Bangladesh.
They did a detailed review of the foundation, the structure, surveys. They looked at the plan, etc., in quite extensive detail, and they came back with certain recommendations. They concluded in this particular case that the building was safe, but they did come back with recommendations to improve the structure of the facility. That was part of our integration plan, once we did acquire the facility, to really implement these recommendations, reinforcing the concrete, adding reinforced steel to ensure that the building is safe.
I mentioned that of paramount importance to us is the health and safety of our employees. We employ 33,000 people worldwide, and we're not going to operate in a facility if we have the smallest of concerns that the structure is not safe. We went through a very extensive diligence process. We do similar-type processes in the facilities that we've constructed in Honduras, for example. That's really part of the process that we look to in terms of establishing either a situation where it's a greenfield project or we're building a facility from scratch, similar to what we did in Honduras, or in the case of Bangladesh, where we went through an acquisition.
Over and above that, what we do in Bangladesh on an annual basis is that we have a review done for safety and fire prevention, again by independent third parties, that come and review the facility to ensure that the standards are up to the highest level.