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Factory owner: I didn't know fire exits needed
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The owner of a Bangladesh clothing factory where a fire killed 112 people says he was never informed the facility was required to have an emergency exit, a sign of how far removed the leaders of the nation's garment industry...
Tags: Sears, Civil Rights, The Walt Disney Co., Bangladesh, Consumer Goods Industries
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112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday. The blaze broke out at the seven-story factory operated by Tazreen...
Tags: Fires, Bangladesh, Carrefour S.A., Walmart, Sheikh Hasina
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EXCLUSIVE-Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
ReutersBy Serajul Quadir and Rafiqur Rahman GAZIPUR, Bangladesh, May 20 (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel...Tags: Bangladesh, Consumer Goods Industries, Services and Shopping, Technology, Groceries
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Bangladesh court orders action against factory owner in November fire
ReutersDHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladesh court on Sunday banned the owner of a garment factory that was destroyed in a fire in November from leaving the country as anger builds up over a string of deadly incidents in which thousands have died. The high court in...Tags: Photography and Video, Bangladesh, The Walt Disney Co., Services and Shopping, Walmart
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In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo
NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...Tags: Sears, Tommy Hilfiger, Activism, Work Rules Contract Issues, Bangladesh
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Travel nightmare: Dakar, Dhaka — what's the difference?
Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. How something this bizarre could happen illustrates how a single mix-up on an airline's part can...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Dakar (Senegal), Bangladesh, Transportation Industry
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Bangladesh factories shut by worker protests to reopen Friday
ReutersDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will reopen more than 300 garment factories on Friday, ending a three-day forced closure due to worker protests over pay and working conditions after a building collapse killed more than 1,100 people. A series of deadly...Tags: Employees, Bangladesh, Consumer Goods Industries, Exports, Standards
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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....Tags: Work Rules Contract Issues, Bangladesh, Gap Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, Labor Disputes
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Gary Olson: Bangladesh deaths reveal high human cost of cheap apparel
The death toll from the April 24 collapsed garment factory building in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka has now exceeded 1,100, making it one of the worst manufacturing disasters in history. Young female seamstresses accounted for the overwhelming...Tags: Sears, China, Moravian College, Bangladesh, Walmart
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WRAPUP 4-U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl and Nivedita Bhattacharjee May 15 (Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers...Tags: Tommy Hilfiger, Government, Work Rules Contract Issues, Gap Inc., Bangladesh
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Wal-Mart inspecciona fábricas en Bangladesh; reacio a acuerdo seguridad de minoristas
ReutersPor Jessica Wohl 15 mayo (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc intensifó las inspecciones a sus fábricas en Bangladesh, en momentos en que los minoristas estadounidenses y europeos buscan acuerdos por separado para tratar de evitar nuevos desastres en la...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Gap Inc., Bangladesh, Walmart, Chittagong (Bangladesh)
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Walmart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
Reuters(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died in the past six months....Tags: Work Rules Contract Issues, Gap Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, Politics, Services and Shopping
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