UK: Edinburgh Woollen Mill signs Bangladesh Safety Accord
Edinburgh Woollen Mill, owner of the Peacocks and Jane Norman chains, has become the latest apparel retailer to sign the Accord on…
Bangladesh marks factory inspection milestone
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BANGLADESH: Campaigners fight on for Tazreen families
Campaign groups and unions are renewing calls for meaningful compensation for victims of the Tazreen Fashions factory fire – almost…
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BANGLADESH: Begins garment factory safety inspections
Inspections are due to begin today (22 November) on at least 2,000 garment factories in Bangladesh to assess their structural integrity…
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BANGLADESH: Groups agree factory inspection standards
Groups working to improve safety in Bangladesh's garment factories are moving towards a common set of inspection standards, with just…
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BANGLADESH: Better conditions seen as key to export growth
Bangladesh must improve working conditions in its ready-made garment sector if it wants to safeguard exports, a new report has…
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BANGLADESH: Wal-Mart audits find factory safety issues
Initial results of inspections at Bangladeshi factories supplying garments to retail giant Wal-Mart Stores found that more than 30 posed…