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BANGLADESH: Wide gulf in minimum wage proposals
2013-09-18 15:26:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Ongoing efforts to negotiate higher wages for ready-made garment (RMG) workers in Bangladesh are making little headway, with proposals on the table highlighting the wide gulf that exists between workers and factories.
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BANGLADESH: Safe factories would cost "US$0.10 per garment"
2013-09-18 13:29:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Making Bangladeshi garment factories safe would add US$0.10 to the cost of each garment shipped over the next five years, the country's ambassador to the European Union (EU) said yesterday (17 September).
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BANGLADESH: Alliance urges progress on shared safety standards
2013-09-17 14:29:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The coalition of 22 North American brands and retailers working to improve factory safety in Bangladesh says it wants to accelerate progress towards a common set of fire and building standards.
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Adapting to climate change in Bangladesh
2013-09-17 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Natural disasters -- particularly tropical cyclones, tornadoes, storm surges and flooding -- occur frequently in Bangladesh. With changing weather patterns, these disasters are predicted to become both more frequent and more intense. During the past century, over 400 tropical cyclones have struck Bangladesh's coast, causing widespread devastation and death. Earlier this year, Cyclone Mohasen hit Bangladesh, forcing thousands of people into emergency accommodation, causing flooding and crop...
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BANGLADESH: UK experts to advise on building safety
2013-09-16 14:45:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Three UK building safety experts are set to go to Bangladesh to help the country tackle weaknesses in the industrial building inspections regime.
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