Sentences with phrase «factory collapse»

Four years ago, when the Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more than 1,100 employees, it was extremely difficult to find out which companies sourced their apparel from that specific factory — a building that employees knew was unsafe.

DHAMRAI, Bangladesh — A few hundred workers, activists and relatives of victims of a 2013 garment factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed 1,134 people and left thousands injured held a rally Tuesday as the country marked the fifth anniversary of the disaster.

Since the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, Zara has actually gotten stricter with their policies to ensure ethical productions.

As the One - District - One - Factory commences, IMANI's founding President, Franklin Cudjoe stressed that Akufo - Addo government could not afford to oversee another round of factory collapses.

These become ever more important as resources become scarce and the quality of human life lessens — just remember the recent factory collapses and death tolls in India as a direct result of our need for new things.

But the CSR approach has repeatedly failed to address predictable risks, including factory collapses.

The CEO of the Arcadia Group said that many critics used his business as a «battering ram» following the Bengali factory collapse.

It's a nice piece of PR, especially following April's horrific factory collapse in Dhaka that killed more than 1,100 people and soured many on the Bangladeshi garment trade.

A series of tragedies culminating in May in a catastrophic factory collapse in Bangladesh has now resulted in trade action from the United States, the world's biggest apparel market.

In the months following the tragic factory collapse and the subsequent consumer backlash, we monitored Primark's performance amongst consumers.

When we hear about factory collapses in Bangladesh killing hundreds of workers or unethical practices in clothing company supply chains, we should be incensed, but we should also be examining how we are complicit through our purchases.

April 24 will mark four years since the Rana Plaza clothing factory collapsed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,138 people and injuring thousands more.

However, as noted in a New York Times article, the recent garment factory collapse in Bengladesh has put a spotlight on the often miserable and downright dangerous working conditions that are far too common in overseas manufacturing facilities.

This global affairs lesson plan asks students to watch a short video and read a newspaper article to learn about the Rana Plaza factory collapse, and then compare it to historical industrial trends.

There have been new disturbing details to emerge about the garment factory collapse in Bangladesh that has killed at least 200 people.

Picture of Joe Fresh garment found at site of Bangladesh factory collapse.

Philip Green, the CEO of the Arcadia Group which owns Topshop, has said that many commentators and critics used his business as a «battering ram» following the factory collapse in Bangladesh earlier this year.

This year presented its share of challenges: a $ 2 - billion lawsuit related a 2013 factory collapse in Bangladesh; the threat of strike action from some 12,000 workers; and an investigation from the Competition Bureau.

But in 2013, he was on the hunt for new bed linens, and he couldn't stop thinking about the Rana Plaza disaster — the Bangladeshi garment - factory collapse that left 1,127 workers dead.

But it was his role in one of the biggest takeovers in the country's retail history as well as his strong stance on the need for change in Bangladesh after the Dhaka factory collapse in April that won Galen G. Weston the title of Canadian Press Business Newsmaker of the Year for 2013.

If we look at Primark's Buzz score (whether people have heard anything positive or negative about the brand in the media, advertising or through word of mouth), we can see that it has almost recovered to the same levels it enjoyed prior to the factory collapse.

The fashion industry heard a long - overdue wake - up call after the April 2013 Bangladesh factory collapse that killed and injured thousands.

Three years after a garment factory collapse in Bangladesh brought international attention to the dangers facing overseas workers, thousands are still in danger.

Last week, I was devastated to hear that more than 300 workers were killed when a factory collapsed in Bangladesh, just as I was devastated when more than 100 workers were killed in a factory fire last year.

With the garment factory collapse in Bangladesh last year, people are paying special attention to where their clothes are coming from in particular, and we're happy to say our products are all handmade; hand block printed, screen printed, and hand embroidered and sewn by the incredibly talented women we partner with.

On April 24, 2013, their factory collapsed and killed the 11 - hundred people who worked there.

The factory collapsed.

April's garment factory collapse is waking the world up to the injustices suffered by Bangladeshi workers.

A sampling from just last month included a pessimistic outlook in Jeremy Grantham's Q1 letter to investors, updates on the factory collapse in Bangladesh, new data on honey bee colony collapse, spiraling loss of Arctic summer sea ice, and global food shortages.

You've probably heard the stories: a garment factory collapses, killing over 800 people.

Earlier this month, a class action was launched against Loblaw's Joe Fresh clothing maker for $ 2 billion for its alleged responsibility in the garment factory collapse in Bangladesh.

In April 2013 over 1100 people lost their lives when a garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh.