Global brand to pay $2.3m for worker safety in Bangladesh garment sector

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In a victory for labour unions, a global clothing brand has agreed to pay $2.3 million to meet fire and building safety regulations in 150 garment factories across its supply chain in Bangladesh, unions said Monday.

The settlement is one the largest payments made by a brand to remedy workplace dangers in Bangladesh, the unions said in a statement.
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Dangerous working conditions and low wages have long been a concern in Bangladesh’s garment industry, which suffered one of the worst industrial accidents in 2013, when more than 1,100 people were killed in the collapse of the Rana Plaza complex.

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Lovely ladies😀

Garments industry is our one of pride.

Dangerous working conditions and low wages have long been a concern in Bangladesh’s garment industry, which suffered one of the worst industrial accidents in 2013, when more than 1,100 people were killed in the collapse of the Rana Plaza complex.