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Bangladesh Mirror

terezacurry wrote 3 days ago: Oilda Ortega was a great woman of marked style, substance and determination. Born in 1927 on the bea … more →

Tags: osha compliance, Immigrant Workers, Prevention

Accepting Responsibility1 comment

Eileen Palermo wrote 1 week ago: There has been A BOAT LOAD of INSANE news that we have ALL been forced to absorb and internalize ove … more →

Tags: Shareworthy News, Crime, punishment, Jodi Arias, Bangladesh, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Ohio, Amanda Berry

One dress for one life

Morgan wrote 1 week ago: I don’t think that we have that word in English that evokes apathy, ignorance and greed as  co … more →

Tags: Bangladesh, Bangladesh factory, Apathy, consumerism, ignorance, greed, murder, trapped, Pain

Eight dead in Bangladesh garment factory fire: police

AFP wrote 1 week ago: — File Photo DHAKA: At least eight people have been killed in a fire that swept through a garment-ma … more →

Tags: Home > Top Stories, Latest News, World > Top Stories 1, Bangladesh factory fire, Dhaka, Garment factory fire in Bangladesh

A conflict between the economy and the environment1 comment

davidjamesbyerlee wrote 2 weeks ago: This is a hot topic in our present day society. The political arguments about the carbon tax have go … more →

Tags: Al Gore, Bangladesh fire 2013, David Byerlee, poverty, Sustainable Development, the tipping point, tokyo, affluence, Conspicuous Consumption

When You Realise You're Wearing Blood3 comments

sineadnolan2008 wrote 3 weeks ago: If you’ve ever had to work very long hours for minimum wage you might have a tiny inkling of h … more →

Tags: Bangladesh building collapse, Bangladesh, Tesco, Walmart, Sweatshop, Primark, Sears, Disney, tesco profit

Without Social Sustainability, a Brand (or a Company) can't be truly Sustainable - PART 1

Hernan wrote 4 months ago: WordPress video I’d like to begin this very promising 2013 discussing an issue that I believe it’s v … more →

Tags: Social sustainability, audit compliance, Brand, contracting out, Corporate Citizenship, CSR, Disney, fair labor standard, Health and Safety

CHRISTMAS: An incredibly inspiring Christmas ceasefire

paxchristiusa wrote 4 months ago: by Tony Magliano As the first Christmas of World War I approached, Pope Benedict XV on Dec. 7, 1914, … more →

Tags: Economic Justice, Labor Justice, magliano, Bread for the Journey, Peacemakers, Tony Magliano, Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, Wal-Mart, Charles Kernaghan

LABOR JUSTICE: No Christmas joy for sweatshop workers

paxchristiusa wrote 5 months ago: by Tony Magliano Because most retail companies put profit above all else, exploited sweatshop worker … more →

Tags: Economic Justice, Labor Justice, magliano, Bread for the Journey, Peacemakers, Tony Magliano, Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, Wal-Mart, Charles Kernaghan

Capitalism and the Exploitation of Women: Wal-Mart's Bangladesh Factory Fire as a Test Case

Hitchcock wrote 5 months ago: Wal-Mart currently resources one billion dollars worth of inexpensive clothing from Bangladesh each … more →

Tags: capitalism, Work, 112, 2012, advanced capitalism, Bangladesh, Fire, garment industry, Global Capitalism

on living honestly1 comment

leahwise wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been burdened by the sentiment above for the past several months. On my old blog, I start … more →

Tags: Thoughts, Fair Trade, Black Friday, Secondhand, Fast-fashion, ethics, Morality, consumerism, gluttony

International garment firms demand Bangladeshi workers’ safety

AFP wrote 5 months ago: DHAKA: International garment firms have demanded fast action to ensure the safety of Bangladeshi tex … more →

Tags: Business > Top Stories, World top stories, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire, bangladesh garment fire

Rap star urged to act after Bangladesh blaze link

AFP wrote 5 months ago: Activists urged US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, to push for better working conditions afte … more →

Tags: Culture > Top Stories, Rapper Sean "Diddy"

Wal-Mart, Disney clothes found in Bangladesh fire

AP wrote 5 months ago: A general view of machines within a burnt out garment manufacturing building in Dhaka, in the afterm … more →

Tags: Latest News, World top stories

World Slavery is Coming to a Head

Po' Girl Shines wrote 5 months ago: Servitude is a choice, slavery is not.  Many of the world’s poor, the common man, were merely … more →

Tags: musings, Fire, factory fire, sweatshop labor, Sweatshops, greed, Big Business, Banks, Corporate Greed

The High Price of A Discount Culture1 comment

sjmunson wrote 5 months ago: Wal-Mart has been in the news a lot recently. No, I don’t mean all those grand sales and bargains. O … more →

Tags: Wal-Mart, discount culture, Christmas Shopping, Buy Nothing Christmas

Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills At Least 112 In Wal-Mart Sweatshop

geraldewing wrote 5 months ago: That’s okay Wal-Mart will just find another sweatshop. How was that Black Friday sale on cloth … more →

Tags: Medical, Politics, disaster, Wal-Mart sweatshop

Walmart ends ties to Bangladesh textile firm - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English

Machiavelli wrote 5 months ago: Walmart ends ties to Bangladesh textile firm – Central & South Asia – Al Jazeera Eng … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Child Labor, capitalism, Humanright, Living Standard., Walmart

Garment factory workers protest as new blaze erupts in Bangladesh

AFP wrote 5 months ago: Bangladeshi onlookers watch as firefighters try and control a fire that broke out at a garment facto … more →

Tags: Home > Top Stories, Latest News, World > Top Stories 1, Bangladesh, garment factory, Garment Factory Fire, factory fire, Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire, Bangladesh factory fire


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