The death toll from last week’s collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh now stands at more than 500 and is expected to go higher. The disaster brings attention to the overall problems in garment factories in developing countries. 

The building collapse comes just five months after a massive fire killed more than 100 people at another clothing factory in Bangladesh.  John Sifton, Asia Advocacy Director for Human Rights Watch, says factory owners and the … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict