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Exclusive: Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
ReutersGAZIPUR, Bangladesh (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 maker, U.S.-based VF Corp. VF confirmed on...Tags: Technology, Religion and Belief, Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Central Intelligence Agency
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Cost vs. economy
Years ago, many towns in Somerset County had clothing factories. Local people made clothes for private label brands as well as governmental uniforms. Then the manufacturing jobs were sent overseas, primarily to China, because it was cheaper to make...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Correction: Retailers-Bangladesh story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about retailers' reactions to a proposal aimed at making garment factories safer in Bangladesh, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Gap wouldn't sign on unless it would be free of any legal liability....Tags: Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Marketing, Tommy Hilfiger Corp., Health and Safety at Work, Employees
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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: Walmart, Bangladesh, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Labor Legislation
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Part of Cambodian shoe factory collapses, killing 2 workers
Associated PressPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed on workers early Thursday, killing two people and injuring seven, in the latest accident spotlighting the often lethal safety conditions faced by...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Human Rights, Politics, Health and Safety at Work
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Bangladesh factories shut by worker protests to reopen Friday
ReutersDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will reopen more than 300 garment factories on Friday, ending a three-day forced closure due to worker protests over pay and working conditions after a building collapse killed more than 1,100 people. A series of deadly...Tags: Bangladesh, Science and Technology, Career and Workplace, Employees, Health and Safety at Work
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The cost of no sweatshops: S. Africa struggles not to be Bangladesh
ReutersBy Jon Herskovitz NEWCASTLE, South Africa, May 16 (Reuters) - It's not luxurious, but Goldfinch Garments, the Chinese-owned South African factory where Sindisizwe Zwane works nine hours a day, is far from a sweatshop: the ventilation is decent, the...Tags: Lesotho, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Politics, Government
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U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
Reuters(Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers claiming their European counterparts are giving labor...Tags: Walmart, Marketing, Politics, Health and Safety at Work, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
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WRAPUP 3-As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
ReutersBy 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....Tags: Washington, DC, National Retail Federation, Economy, Business and Finance, Health and Safety at Work, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
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CORRECTED-WRAPUP 1-Wal-Mart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
Reuters(Changes company spelling to Wal-Mart from Walmart in lead and throughout text) By Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent...Tags: Walmart, Chittagong (Bangladesh), National Retail Federation, Economy, Business and Finance, Health and Safety at Work
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Morton 'Jerry' Baum, education fund director
Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive who was a tireless champion of city public schools, died May 5 from complications of Parkinson's disease at his...
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More than a dozen retailers sign on to safety pact; most US brands look for alternatives
AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) — While several more global clothing chains on Tuesday were announcing that they agreed to a historic pact to improve factory conditions in Bangladesh, U.S. retailers were scrambling to come up with their own safety plans. A total...Tags: Walmart, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, United Kingdom, Politics, Human Rights
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