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The High Court in Bangladesh's capital asked authorities Sunday to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country, a lawyer said. Full story
The High Court in Bangladesh's capital asked authorities Sunday to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country, a lawyer said. Full story
Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. wants to see Bangladesh move forward on improving labor standards after a building collapse that killed hundreds of garment workers. Full story
The nation's largest retail industry organization fired back Friday, outlining reasons why a legally binding global pact to make Bangladesh clothing factories safer would expose merchants to undue legal exposure. The move came as U.S. retailers face increasing pressure from a large coalition of reli Full story
Scott Nova from the Worker Rights Consortium joins Alex Wagner and the NOW panelists to discuss globalization and the cost of worker safety around the world.
Bangladesh reopened garment factories, ending a three-day shutdown due to worker protests over pay and working conditions following last month’s deadly factory building collapse. NBCNews.com’s Dara Brown reports.
Following a series of catastrophic factory accidents, dozens of major companies are signing a pact for overseas worker safety. But will the agreement offset the dangers of cheap labor?
Chris Hayes shares the latest details on the unfolding disaster in Bangladesh. Over 1100 people died in the collapse of Rana Plaza, which housed several garment factories. Now, global brands are signing on to a safety agreement that requires them to pay for inspections and upgrades to factories, y
Cyclone Mahasen slammed into Bangladesh's low-lying coast as evacuees huddled in shelters from a storm the United Nations says threatens 4.1 million people. NBCNews.com’s Dara Brown reports.
The death toll in the Bangladesh garment factory collapse is now one thousand, one hundred and twenty seven. With global pressure mounting on Western clothing retailers to improve the conditions of workers in Bangladesh, a number have signed on to a plan that will improve safety checks and repairs.
MSNBC's Richard Lui reports the new pact addresses worker safety, but not wages, which are among the lowest in the world for garment workers.
Americans now buy twice as many items of clothing a year as they did 20 years ago, but they are largely unaware of the environmental and economic costs of doing so. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports.
A woman tries to retrieve her belongings after her house has been destroyed by cyclone Mahasen, in Kuakata May 17, 2013. Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings lat
A man picks up a signboard from a school destroyed by cyclone Mahasen, in Kuakata May 17, 2013. Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the stor
People gesture towards a tree that collapsed on a house after cyclone Mahasen hit, in Kuakata May 17, 2013. Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day
A Bangladeshi child wipes tears from her mother, that lost relatives believed to be trapped in the rubble of an eight-storey building collapse in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on May 13, 2013. Bangladesh's army announced Monday that it was wrapping up its search for bodies following last month's
