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28 Jul 2013

Author:
Sarah Butler, Guardian

Retailers urged to take Bangladesh safety deal further [Bangladesh]

Workers rights groups are calling on retailers to use a legally binding deal to improve safety for clothes factory workers in Bangladesh as a blueprint for tackling similar problems elsewhere…It comes amid evidence that workers in Pakistan and China face greater workplace risks than those in Bangladesh…More than half of clothing factories inspected in Bangladesh and Pakistan failed to meet fire safety standards…safety issues such as blocked fire exits or a lack of alarms were the biggest single problem identified by inspectors, ahead of long working hours, low wages and the use of child labour.

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