Human rights and labor advocates are welcoming a joint agreement by clothing retailers and brand name companies that calls for improving conditions for garment factory workers in Bangladesh. 

Western retailers, most of them European, agreed to the plan after a building housing garment factories in Dhaka collapsed last month, killing more than 1,100 people. 

Some advocates, however, are concerned that efforts to improve working conditions in the country will fade as the Dhaka … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict