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Bangladesh Garment Factories at Fire Risk as Temperatures Soar
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- Bangladesh’s garment factories, a key source of foreign exchange for the South Asian...
After Rana Plaza, Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Still Live in ‘Climate of Fear’
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 1 week agoEleven years after the deadly collapse of Rana Plaza ushered in the Accord on Fire and Building...
Fast fashion still comes with deadly risks, 10 years after the Rana Plaza disaster – the industry's...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoActivists in Dhaka demand safe working conditions in 2019, on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza...
Bangladesh Announces New Minimum Wage
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBangladesh garment workers will get a 56.25 percent minimum wage increase starting Dec. 1. On Tuesday Monnujan Sufian, state minister of Labour and...
Violent wage protests in Bangladesh could hit top fashion brands
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoBangladesh has been gripped by violent protests for two weeks, as thousands of garment workers take...
Canadian companies still failing on garment workers' rights, 10 years after Rana Plaza collapse
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoCanadian companies need to pay more to ensure the global fashion industry is sustainable and workers...
16 Workers Severely Burned in Garment Factory Explosion
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMore than a week after 16 workers were hospitalized with severe burns following a garment factory...
Factory Boss at Primark Supplier Addresses Fire That Injured 20
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTwenty people were injured Monday morning after a fire broke out at H&M and Primark supplier Fakir...
Bangladesh Garment Makers Praise VAT Relief at Ports
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAuthorities have waived a 15 percent value-added tax that has increased operational costs for manufacturers facing collapsing orders. But more trouble...
What Does Sustainability Mean for Bangladesh?
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNo sustainability, no Bangladesh. That’s the opinion of Ranjan Mahtani, founder and executive chairman of Epic Group, a Hong Kong-based garment...
