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Bangladesh Factory Collapse and the Global Clothing Industry
One of the worst tragedies in garment-industry history is having consequences around the world. What are clothing companies doing? What can you do?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenWhen a building collapse killed 1100 garment workers in Bangladesh, it exposed the high cost of cheap clothing. What's happening now in that country? What clothing companies are—or are not—doing? Is there anything you can do? Also, controversies are shaking the Obama Administration on all fronts, and Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy.
Banner image: Dhaka Savar Building collapse in Bangladesh. Photo: rijans
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3 storiesControversies Shaking Administration on All Fronts
Barely into his second term, President Obama is facing comparisons to Richard Nixon. His press secretary, Jay Karney, fielded questions today about the IRS allegedly "targeting" conservative groups and the Department of Justice seizing phone records from Associated Press editors and reporters.
Read the story8 minBangladeshi Workers, the Garment Industry and US Consumers
Three weeks after 1127 garment workers died in an eight-story building collapse, the Bangladeshi government has made some concessions to organized labor. But angry protests have led to a lockout in more than 200 factories.
Read the story36 minAngelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy
In today's New York Times , one of the world's most famous bodies reveals that faced with an 87 percent chance of breast cancer she's had a preventive double mastectomy. Angelina Jolie says three months of surgical procedures to remove and reconstruct her breasts have reduced her chances of breast cancer to five percent.
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