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Article

19 Jun 2009

Author:
National Labor Committee [USA]

Unprecedented Victory for Workers across the Developing World

Metro Group...has been forced to do the right thing. Metro Group: Will immediately return all of its orders to the R.L. Denim factory in Bangladesh; Admits to the miserable failure of its past efforts to monitor/protect even the most basic worker rights; Will institute significant changes throughout its worldwide supply chain...This is a huge victory for the mostly young women workers in Bangladesh, one that could also give hope to workers all across the developing world…