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femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
Sat May 4, 2013, 08:25 PM May 2013

Revisiting the Bangladesh garment factory tragedy....

I found this on HuffPo.... It is about retailers with shameful records of doing business with countries that use sweatshop labor and other safety violations. The article mentions that almost all retailers are "guilty" of this practice, however.

You might be surprised at some of the retailers pictured in the slide show. Link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/04/retailers-sweatshops_n_3196850.html?view=print&comm_ref=false

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Revisiting the Bangladesh garment factory tragedy.... (Original Post) femmocrat May 2013 OP
Then there is Loblaw of Canada who own Joe Fresh. They are giving money to victims applegrove May 2013 #1
Let us hope that others will follow Loblaw's example. femmocrat May 2013 #2

applegrove

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1. Then there is Loblaw of Canada who own Joe Fresh. They are giving money to victims
Sat May 4, 2013, 08:28 PM
May 2013

and will make sure adequate building codes and inspections take place in the future.

Loblaw profit soars, vows more aid to Bangladesh victims

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2013/05/01/business-loblaws-profit.html

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