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Textile industry: child labor still common

Around 168 million children are still working worldwide and of those, 85 million in hazardous conditions, so the latest 900-page report “Findings on the worst forms of child labor” by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Unfortunately, the textile and garment industry is one of the sectors that keeps resorting to...

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Bangladesh inquiry releases factory info

After several months of inquiries, signatories to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh have released details on almost 1,600 factories being used in the country. Together they employ over 2 million people. "This is not merely a list of factory names; it includes crucial information on the physical structure of factories,” said...