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H&M falling behind on Bangladesh factory safety repairs
2015-10-02 13:39:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Fashion retailer H&M has been criticised by labour rights groups for potentially endangering hundreds of workers at its supplier factories Bangladesh because they have fallen behind on fire and building safety repairs.
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USAID funds $22m for Bangladesh factory safety upgrades
2015-10-01 13:08:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The US Agency for International Development's (USAID) has mobilised an agreement to provide up to US$22m in financing to small- and medium-sized garment suppliers in Bangladesh for factory upgrades and safety improvements.
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H&M supports Bangladesh worker rights initiative
2015-09-30 14:51:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) says it will be able to make a "hands-on" contribution to a new US$5.4m initiative to enhance workplace rights and industrial relations in Bangladesh, thanks to its experience in the country's apparel and textile sector.
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Sembcorp to build 426MW combined-cycle power plant in Bangladesh
2015-09-29 01:00:00| Power Technology
The Government of Bangladesh has awarded a build-own-operate project for a 426MW combined-cycle power plant to Sembcorp Utilities, which is a subsidiary of Singapore-based Sembcorp.
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New US$5.4m scheme to boost Bangladesh worker rights
2015-09-28 14:09:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A new US$5.4m initiative to enhance workplace rights and industrial relations in the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector has been agreed in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.
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scheme
worker
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