Bangladesh

In apparel industry, advantages of Made in U.S.A. label wear thin

2013-06-12 05:00:00

Patriotism isn't easy. Just ask L.A.'s garment makers. Three years after combining their names to create Venley, a company that produces T-shirts and other basics in a downtown Los Angeles factory, onetime fraternity brothers Nick Ventura and Kevin...

Rights group: Myanmar policy discriminates against Muslims

2013-05-28 08:44:00

NEW DELHI -- A watchdog group Tuesday called on Myanmar’s government to immediately revoke a population-control policy that blocks members of the minority Rohingya Muslim community from having more than two children, measures it said are...

Wal-Mart blocks protesters, announces $15 billion share buyback

2013-06-07 10:36:00

Armed with a temporary restraining order against demonstrators and a $15-billion stock buyback program for investors, Wal-Mart held its annual shareholder meeting Friday. The company is facing renewed scrutiny over its labor practices at home and the...

Miraculous rescue lifts spirits after Bangladesh building collapse

2013-05-10 07:52:00

NEW DELHI -- In a development described as miraculous, a woman emerged alive Friday from the rubble of a collapsed building 17 days after it pancaked just outside the capital of Bangladesh. In an interview from her hospital bed, the survivor, a...

American Apparel's Dov Charney on the Bangladesh factory collapse

2013-05-06 16:24:00

Say there’s a concert scheduled at a major Los Angeles venue, but that managers smell gas in the air before the show goes on. Chances are that they will cancel the event and take a loss out of an abundance of caution, said Dov Charney, chief...

Report: Life in prison sought for suspects in Bangladesh collapse

2013-05-21 14:48:00

A government inquiry in Bangladesh will recommend life in prison for nine people arrested in connection with the deadly collapse of a garment factory complex just outside the capital, Dhaka, according to a report Tuesday by the Reuters news agency. At...

Woman found alive in collapsed Bangladesh factory

2013-05-10 05:47:00

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A seamstress buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days was rescued Friday, a miraculous moment set against a scene of unimaginable horror, where the death toll shot past 1,000. Reshma survived, in...

Survivor found 17 days after Bangladesh garment factory collapse

2013-05-10 07:46:00

Workers clearing rubble from the scene of the multistory garment factory that collapsed in Bangladesh killing more than 1,000 workers at last count and injuring around 2,000 more found a woman alive and rescued her Friday, 17 days after the tragedy. The...

Bangladesh and its workers

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Another tragedy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, another announcement by Wal-Mart about additional steps it will take to beef up worker safety, this time by inspecting all of its suppliers' facilities itself. Not that the retailing giant hasn't made real...

Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue

2013-05-17 00:00:00

If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...

In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo

2013-05-15 15:44:00

NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...

Travel nightmare: Dakar, Dhaka — what's the difference?

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. How something this bizarre could happen illustrates how a single mix-up on an airline's part can...

Global clothing brands involved in Bangladesh's troubled garment industry responded in starkly different ways to the building collapse that killed more than 600 people. Some quickly acknowledged their links to the tragedy and promised compensation.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

The collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh has sparked demands for greater scrutiny of the global clothing industry. Above, labels of garments made in Bangladesh, India, China and Pakistan.

2013-05-15 14:44:26

Family members of missing garment workers offer prayers in front of the rubble of a factory building that collapsed on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2013-05-14 00:00:00