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Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council:   WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...

Whose hands are stained by the blood of more than a thousand Bangladesh factory workers killed last month? Just look in the mirror. That's right, you and me. The garment factory, located in the Rana Plaza building in Savar, collapsed last month...

Members of the Meridian Police Department working from the cramped, aging police station on Sixth Street are looking forward to the upcoming move to the new police station on 22d Avenue where renovations are about complete. MPD Acting Chief James...

Walmart can be sued for being negligent in hiring contractors that employ workers at their distribution centers, according to a federal ruling this week. Workers had filed the class-action lawsuit, Carrillo v. Schneider, in November that alleges they...

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TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- Although Hon Hai Precision has made a lot of progress in working conditions at its Chinese factories, the company still faces a challenge in trying to meet a July 1 deadline for cutting working hours. The Fair Labor...

The five Blue Earth County commissioners have been handed subpoenas by county deputies, thousands of dollars in legal fees have already been incurred, and today a long-simmering salary dispute between the county's prosecuting attorneys and the county...

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...

That trendy jacket treasured for its looks and bargain price bears hidden costs -- in lives at risk and lives actually lost. The death toll from the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh -- 1,127 dead so far -- has opened the eyes of...

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia, a government minister said on Thursday, adding to concern about safety standards at Asian factories producing clothes cheaply for...

Sears said Wednesday it does not plan to sign a fire and building safety agreement backed by some of Europe's biggest apparel brands aimed at trying to prevent another disaster like the one in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers. Instead, the...

By 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....