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Op-Ed | Fashion’s Darkest Truth

30 June 2020 • By Osman Yousefzada

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Op-Ed | Fashion’s Darkest Truth

Osman Yousefzada journeys to post-colonial Bangladesh to meet the workers who make our clothes.
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Coronavirus Crushes Asia’s Garment Industry

19 May 2020 • By Reuters

19 May 2020 • By Reuters

As retailers around the world cancel orders, factory owners in Myanmar, Bangladesh and Cambodia shut down thousands of factories and sent home workers with little or no pay.
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Coronavirus Crushes Asia’s Garment Industry

As retailers around the world cancel orders, factory owners in Myanmar, Bangladesh and Cambodia shut down thousands of factories and sent home workers with little or no pay.
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Bangladesh Textile Workers Demand Wages in Protest

26 April 2020 • By Reuters

26 April 2020 • By Reuters

The country is set to lose export revenue of about $6 billion this year due to cancellations from retailers and vendors.
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Bangladesh Textile Workers Demand Wages in Protest

The country is set to lose export revenue of about $6 billion this year due to cancellations from retailers and vendors.
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Bangladesh Garment Workers Break Lockdown to Protest Wages

18 April 2020 • By Reuters

18 April 2020 • By Reuters

The government launched a $588 million package to help companies in the garments sector pay staff, but manufacturers have said it is not enough.
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Bangladesh Garment Workers Break Lockdown to Protest Wages

The government launched a $588 million package to help companies in the garments sector pay staff, but manufacturers have said it is not enough.
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Bangladesh to Lose Billions in Export Revenue

1 April 2020 • By Reuters

1 April 2020 • By Reuters

The second-largest apparel producer after China is set to lose $6 billion in export revenue as the world's largest retailers cancel orders, jeopardising millions of jobs in the poor South Asian nation.
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Bangladesh to Lose Billions in Export Revenue

The second-largest apparel producer after China is set to lose $6 billion in export revenue as the world's largest retailers cancel orders, jeopardising millions of jobs in the poor South Asian nation.
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Op-Ed | Why Fashion Must Help Bangladeshi Workers Survive Coronavirus

21 March 2020 • By Mostafiz Uddin

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Op-Ed | Why Fashion Must Help Bangladeshi Workers Survive Coronavirus

Bangladesh is strategically critical for global apparel supply chains and it is ultimately in all our interests — from brands and retailers to factories and governments — to work together, collaborate and support each other through this, argues Mostafiz Uddin.
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Bangladesh Garment Unions Say New Factory Oversight Deal Risks Worker Safety

21 May 2019 • By Reuters

21 May 2019 • By Reuters

Government officials say The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is no longer needed as a national regulatory body, the Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC), is able to do the job.
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Bangladesh Garment Unions Say New Factory Oversight Deal Risks Worker Safety

Government officials say The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is no longer needed as a national regulatory body, the Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC), is able to do the job.
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6 Years After Rana Plaza, Worker Safety Is Under Threat in Bangladesh Again

18 February 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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6 Years After Rana Plaza, Worker Safety Is Under Threat in Bangladesh Again

Bangladesh’s deadly Rana Plaza disaster in 2013 sparked an unprecedented effort to improve worker conditions, but life for the country’s garment workers remains difficult and now the industry’s flagship safety initiative is under threat.
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Bangladesh Factory Safety Group Seeks to Delay Closure, Flags Lingering Risks

28 November 2018 • By Reuters

28 November 2018 • By Reuters

A High Court in Bangladesh ordered the Accord on Fire and Building Safety to shut down by November 30, but the group says checks on over 500 factories are still incomplete.
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Bangladesh Factory Safety Group Seeks to Delay Closure, Flags Lingering Risks

A High Court in Bangladesh ordered the Accord on Fire and Building Safety to shut down by November 30, but the group says checks on over 500 factories are still incomplete.
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Bangladesh Clothing Factories Face Squeeze If Safety Push Blocked

21 November 2018 • By Reuters

21 November 2018 • By Reuters

Retailers, including Zara and H&M, may have to stop sourcing from about 500 factories if a watchdog set up to improving safety in Bangladesh's garment industry is forced to close next week.
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Bangladesh Clothing Factories Face Squeeze If Safety Push Blocked

Retailers, including Zara and H&M, may have to stop sourcing from about 500 factories if a watchdog set up to improving safety in Bangladesh's garment industry is forced to close next week.
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