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Bangladesh
The Price of Fashion
The price of fashion is on the rise as the death toll in Bangladeshu2019s garment factories grows.
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3D Printed Guns Won’t Hurt You – but Jobs of 50 Million Women Could Be in Danger
Advances in 3-D printing technology may threaten the global fashion industry's largely female workforce.
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Retailers Attacked on Rana Plaza Snub
Mango, Benetton fail to join compensation talks despite both retailers admitting to have recent orders or production in factories located in the building.
Life and Death at Work: Labor and Occupational Health After Rana Plaza
While consumer activism and trade pressure are important for workplace safety, the rules are made to be broken in places like Bangladesh.
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Walmart, Gap Seek Separate Safety Standards for Bangladesh Factories
Labor advocates are disparaging the new talks, suggesting the results will likely not be binding and thus will not be able to ensure worker safety.
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In Bangladesh, Workers Escalate Demands for Better Working Conditions
Up to 20,000 people took part in protests Monday, with more than 50 people injured by police intervention.
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The End of the Beginning of the End
William Rivers Pitt: The noose is tightening around the necks of average people, and more become radicalized with each passing day.
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Made in Bangladesh
As Bangladesh Toll Hits 400, Calls Grow to Grant Workers the Same Protections as Labels They Make
Todayu2019s global May Day actions include a march of thousands of workers in Bangladesh demanding workplace safety following last weeku2019s factory collapse that left more than 400 dead and …
Economic Update: Crisis/Individual Lives
Economic updates of airline delays, minimum wages for tipped workers, global military spending, and profit-driven Bangladesh building collapse.