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Did JCPenney Renege on Promise to Compensate Bangladesh Factory Fire Victims?
JCPenney has allegedly backed out of negotiations to compensate the families of victims killed at a Bangladesh factory fire in December, according to the International Labor Rights Forum. The big-box retailer is one of eight U.S. brandsincluding Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfigerthat manufactures its products at Thats It Sportswear, a garment factory just north of the capital of Dhaka. The fire, which broke out on the ninth and 10th floors of the multistory complex, killed 30 people and injured dozensa result of blocked exits meant to control workers movements. Its a situation eerily reminiscent of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory tragedy in New York City a century ago.