Bangladesh factory tragedies

BANGLADESH: Protests mark anniversary of Spectrum factory collapse

A flurry of international actions is due to take place tomorrow to mark the one-year anniversary of the collapse of…

US: Protestors urge customers to accept blame for KTS factory fire

Anti-sweatshop activists have been demonstrating in front of Los Angeles-based garment manufacturer Vida Enterprise Corporation, which placed orders with KTS…

BANGLADESH: 44 hurt in latest factory fire

About 44 workers were hurt after a knitwear factory in Bangladesh’s second city Chittagong caught fire last night (21 March),…

BANGLADESH: 3 factories at risk of collapsing – BGMEA

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has identified three clothing factories as highly risky structures that might collapse without…

BANGLADESH: Global outrage at garment worker deaths

Reports that hundreds of people are feared dead or injured following three separate incidents in the Bangladesh garment and textile…

Clean Clothes Campaign picks on ethical sourcing

The first major conference organised by the Business Social Compliance Initiative in Brussels last week was marred by protests against…