 The Bangladesh garment industry has a horrendous safety history. Since the start of this millennium, the Clean Clothes Campaign has highlighted 9 other similar cases with a total of 273 deaths. 21 Workers Die at Bangladeshi Factory FireBangladesh unions and international labour rights organisations are calling for immediate action from brands and the government of Bangladesh following a fatal factory fire which killed at least 21 workers and injured a further 50. The Garib & Garib Sweater Factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh has been producing knitwear for Swedish retailer H&M, reportedly a main buyer from the factory. |
 IKEA and Household Retailers Abet Union Busting at Turkish SupplierWhile a serious case of union-busting at a Turkish supplier factory is happening right under their noses, retail giants IKEA, Wal-Mart and Carrefour choose to stand by idly. |
 Triumph Dismissals in Asia Attempt to Get Rid of UnionsLingerie producer blames global recession for factory closures The German/Swiss lingerie multinational Triumph seems to use the pretext of the global economic recession to close down factories in the Philippines and Thailand. A number of these closures are irregular. |
 Demand Change from the World’s Giant RetailersWalmart, Tesco, Carrefour, Aldi, and Lidl – with huge market shares and enormous buying power these are truly giants in the field of retail. But their performance when it comes to labour rights is anything but impressive. |
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