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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: Justice and Rights, Sears, Human Rights, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Plant Openings
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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: Sheikh Hasina, Carrefour S.A., JC Penney Company Inc., Clothing and Textiles Industry, Tesco plc
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Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
ReutersBy Serajul Quadir DHAKA, May 21 (Reuters) - A committee investigating a deadly collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh will recommend that nine people detained in connection with the disaster be sentenced to life in prison, the...Tags: House Building, Punishment, Plant Openings, Land Price, Disasters and Accidents
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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: The Walt Disney Co., Sears Holdings Corp., Photography and Video, Plant Openings, Bangladesh
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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: Central Intelligence Agency, Technology, VF Corporation, Employees, Science and Technology
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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, Collective Contract, Activism, Islam, Immigration
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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: Africa, Los Angeles International Airport, Travel, Transportation Industry, Transportation
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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: Collective Contract, Washington, DC, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Plant Openings, Economy, Business and Finance
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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: China, Sean John Combs, Sears, JC Penney Company Inc., Moravian College
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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: Government, American Apparel, Collective Contract, National Government, 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: Gap Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bangladesh, Walmart, Chittagong (Bangladesh)
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WRAPUP 2-Wal-Mart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl May 15 (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...Tags: Clothing and Textiles Industry, Plant Openings, Economy, Business and Finance, Bangladesh, Walmart
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