Bangladesh marks factory inspection milestone
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: 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…
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…
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…
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…