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  • UN praises Bangladeshs preparedness response to tropical storm Mahasen UN praises Bangladeshs preparedness response to tropical storm Mahasen

    20 May 2013 150 The United Nations has commended the work carried out by the Bangladeshi Government ahead of tropical storm Mahasen, which hit the country last Thursday, noting it saved thousands of lives. "While tropical storm Mahasen reached the coastline of Bangladesh on Thursday weaker than anticipated, the preparedness work undertaken by the Government and humanitarian partners saved ...

  • Gap willing to sign Bangladesh safety accord but only if tweaked

    Members of Workers United and others protest outside a Gap store in response to a garment factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed over 1,100 workers, in Chicago, May 9, 2013. (NATHAN ...

  • Primark to provide aid to Bangladesh factory victims

    Bangladesh rescue nears end, death toll at 1127 Budgetfashion retailer Primark says it will provide short-term financial assistance to all victims and families affected by the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh last month, while the clothing industry continues to formulate a long-term compensation plan. The collapse of the building, where clothes were made for various ...

  • Bangladesh’s other workplace catastrophes

    collapse of the Rana Plaza building on more than 1,000 workers, which made it the deadliest ever catastrophe in the history of the garment industry. Last November, a garment factory fire killed more than 100 people. So the tannery worker’s assessment sounds like a sick joke. But the truth is it was a realistic assessment of the deplorable health and safety conditions in Bangladesh. ...

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The Fire Within (Le feu follet) [DVD]

The Fire Within (Le feu follet) [DVD]

While Louis Malle is often associated with the French New Wave, largely because of the young age at which he made his first feature (he was in his early 20s) and the time period when he started making films (the late 1950s), he was always just outside that movement. Unlike Truffaut, G ... ...

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  • BRIEF-Gap CEO says has not given up that a global bangladesh safety accord of some kind can be worked out

    CHICAGO | Tue May 21, 2013 2:01pm EDT CHICAGO May 21 (Reuters) - Gap Inc : * CEO says has "not given up" that a global bangladesh safety accord of some kind can be worked out * CEO says ready to sign existing accord led by industriall with some "very minor ...

  • Court Seeks to Bar Factory Owner from Leaving Bangladesh

    The High Court in Bangladesh’s capital has asked authorities to prevent the owner of a garment factory where 112 people died in a fire last year from leaving the country, a lawyer said. The High Court made the request in response to a petition seeking the arrest of Delwar Hossain, the owner of Tazreen Fashions Ltd. It also asked authorities to bring Hossain before the court on May 30. No ...

  • El Paso Nonprofits Aid Boston Bangladesh Victims

    Limbs International, an El Paso not-for-profit organization which helps leg amputees in Third World countries, plans to provide prosthetics to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and victims of a garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, it announced Monday. The organization is ready to provide its Limbs Relief Knee, a durable, plastic, low-cost, artificial knee used as part of a ...

  • HM leads efforts to improve factory safety in Bangladesh

    announced plans to improve safety conditions in factories that supply its clothing, the New York Times reported. Although H&M was the first company to make this pledge, other major European retailers, including Carrefour, Marks & Spencer and Inditex, parent of the huge Zara brand, are following its lead. It's "setting the stage for an industry-wide collaboration to improve ...

  • Do Corporations Owe Anything To Bangladeshi Victims

    trends to task. He posits that it is the job of domestic governments to regulate safety and that corporations muddle their goals by worrying about the environment, sustainability and community. But there are several capitalistic arguments in favor of business enterprises voluntarily adopting many of the principles entailed in Corporate Social Responsibility (hiring the best people for the job ...

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