Country ... Bangladesh
Working Conditions

Fashion by Famine: Safety in tatters as clothing firms exploit the poor. This story references Bangladesh, but similar issues are present in many countries where textile firms are being operated. Who cares when the investors can make more money?

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Fashion by Famine: Safety in tatters as clothing firms exploit the poor

One of the poorest nations on earth, Bangladesh is also one of the world`s top clothes producers. But in meeting foreign commercial demands factory workers suffer extreme poverty and notoriously harsh working conditions. RT`s Priya Sridhar investigates why no one is being held to account.

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