Monday, May 13, 2013

GARMENT INDUSTRY - Miraculous Rescue and What's Next for the Industry

"Bangladeshi Seamstress Rescued From Factory Rubble After 17 Days" (Part-1) PBS Newshour 5/10/2013

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SUMMARY:  Seventeen days after a Bangladeshi garment factory collapsed and only hours before the remains were to be demolished, rescuers pulled a woman out of the rubble alive.  Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the miraculous discovery and the news that the disaster has now claimed more than 1,000 lives.



"How Is the Garment Industry Working to Improve Conditions Abroad?" (Part-2) PBS Newshour 5/10/2013

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SUMMARY:  The garment factory disaster in Bangladesh has raised concern about the conditions of factories abroad.  Ray Suarez talks with Steven Greenhouse of The New York Times about consequences for the owner of the factory and Bangladesh's safety standards, as well as what's being done by Western retailers to improve working conditions.

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