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Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa., Howard Frank column
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.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...Tags: Employees, Work Rules Contract Issues, Religion and Belief, Walmart, Health and Safety at Work
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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: Employees, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, Science and Technology, Groceries
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Washington Notebook: Snowe recalls offer to play Joan of Arc
Portland Press Herald, MaineFormer Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was all over the media landscape last week promoting her new book, "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress." Snowe's suggestions on congressional reforms (among them open primaries and an...Tags: Joe Biden, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Walmart, C-SPAN (tv network), Health Care Reform (2009)
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With Bangladesh, is the consumer partially at fault?
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds Quick: How many of you can name which country each item of clothing you're currently wearing came from? I'll assume it's no one. Most of us probably couldn't even say which brand each piece belongs to without...... -
Mary Sanchez: Responsibility for Asian sweatshop safety lies with us, too
Another apparel factory has collapsed in a poor Asian country, killing three workers, and I fear I'm partly to blame. The evidence of my complicity sits idle on the landing, next to a tennis racquet. Asics shoes. My adored new pair, so light, makes it...Tags: Tommy Hilfiger, Labor Legislation, Consumers, Human Rights, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Buying cheap clothes at what cost?
The Star, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Asia News NetworkKUALA LUMPUR (The Star/ANN) -- Cheap goods are always in demand. Otherwise, why do people get excited about annual sales? Being an avid consumer in getting the best bargain especially clothes, I used to be oblivious about where they were made as long as...Tags: The Huffington Post, Globalization, Consumer Goods Industries, Media Industry, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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EDITORIAL: L.L. Bean should join safety deal for Bangladesh factories
Portland Press Herald, MaineWhen we commented Thursday that Walmart should sign on to an international accord between retailers who pledge to take responsibility for safety conditions at clothing factories in Bangladesh, we didn't know that Maine's own L.L. Bean Co. had also refused...Tags: Walmart
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Bangladesh and its workers
Another tragedy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, another announcement by Wal-Mart about additional steps it will take to beef up worker safety, this time by inspecting all of its suppliers' facilities itself. Not that the retailing giant hasn't made real...Tags: Labor Legislation, Consumer Goods Industries, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Health and Safety at Work, Walmart
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Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue
If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Human Rights, University of California, Irvine, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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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: Tommy Hilfiger, Work Rules Contract Issues, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Disasters and Accidents
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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: Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Consumers, Travel
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EDITORIAL: Dressed to kill
Miami HeraldThat 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...Tags: Work Rules Contract Issues, Disasters and Accidents, China, Services and Shopping, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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May 18, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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