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The White House is revoking special trade status for Bangladesh, a move apparently meant to send a message to the Bangladeshi government after April's horrific garment factory collapse. Small problem. The move by the White House in no way affects the garment industry.
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The world's largest retailer has declined to join European labels in a legally binding agreement to improve safety at factories in the South Asian country.
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The Planet Money men's t-shirt will be made in part in Bangladesh.
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Sweden-based H&M and Inditex were joined by other brands in saying they would sign a legally binding pledge to fund safety improvements at Bangladesh garment factories.
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More than 1,000 people are known to have been killed by the collapse of the building, which housed garment factories. In recent days, searchers had not expected to find any survivors. Instead, they had been focusing on recovering bodies. On Friday, 17 days after the disaster, a woman came out alive.
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The deaths of hundreds of workers in Bangladesh are taking place in a garment sector that has seen explosive growth over the past three decades. Amid market pressures to cut prices, the country has managed to lure clothing-makers through a combination of low wages and light regulation.
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The latest death toll comes as recovery efforts continue at the eight-story complex that collapsed last month.
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Workers continue to pull bodies out of the rubble from the collapse from last month's collapse of an eight-story garment complex.
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Following The Walt Disney Co.'s decision to end apparel production in Bangladesh over last week's collapse of a garment factory complex, some officials were worried that others will follow.