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Bangladesh on Fire: Angry Workers Torch One of Nation’s Largest Factories

Violence continues to consume Bangladesh as another fire engulfed a garments factory on November 29…

Indian Factory Fire Kills Six

A fire erupted in a textile factory in New Dehli, India, killing at least six workers, including four…

Bangladesh Factories: More Pessimism than Progress

Since the Rana Plaza tragedy, industry players have scrambled to organize alliances and develop sound…

Breaking News: Another Bangladesh Factory Engulfed in Flames, Kills 7

On Tuesday, a fire overrun a garment factory in Bangladesh, killing seven and reportedly injuring dozens…

It’s Not Just Bangladesh: Vietnam Factory Fire Rages

Early Tuesday morning, a fire erupted at a garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Tao Industrial Park…

What Fires? Bangladesh Garment Makers Export $27 Billion

New numbers from Bangladesh’s Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) indicate that despite a series of tragedies…

National Retail Federation Pushes Alternative to Bangladesh Safety Deal

The National Retail Federation (NRF), the largest organization of retailers in North America, has...

Wal-Mart and Sears Deny Compensation to Victims of Factory Fire

Six months after the tragic factory fire in a Bangladesh garment factory, which killed 112 workers and…

Despite Factory Fires, U.S. Buys More From Bangladesh

The numbers are in: despite a rash of bad publicity following not one, but two devastating factory fires in…

Bangladesh Activists Can Learn From Greenpeace: Two Campaigns, Two Outcomes

In the wake of two tragic factory fires in Bangladesh’s garment industry, the Bangladesh Fire and Building…

C&A Pledges to Audit All Factories after Tragic Tazreen Factory Fire

Netherlands-based international fashion supplier C&A has announced a comprehensive fire safety audit of its…

Bangladesh Garment Industry Calls for Higher Overseas Prices

Bangladesh’s attraction for overseas garment retailers has much to do with its low cost of labor, but after a…

2nd Deadly Fire in Bangladesh Factory Moves Global Union to Action

Following a deadly fire at the Smart Garments factory in Bangladesh last Saturday (Jan. 26th), Spanish…

Fire Hits Bangladesh Slum; No Casualties, Extensive Damage

Some 350 to 500 shanties were totally razed in a February 3rd fire at Shahider Tek, a Bangladeshi slum. No…