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SOURCING: Bangladesh Accord calls on firms for more funding
2014-07-25 17:25:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
More than a year after the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh and the Accord on Fire and Building Safety is calling on retailers and clothing brands to contribute more funding in order to complete its factory inspections.
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US: AAFA urges Senate to modify Bangladesh provisions
2014-07-25 12:50:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) is urging the US Senate to modify provisions of its Defence Appropriations legislation for Bangladesh to offer a more inclusive approach.
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BANGLADESH: Accord still struggling to engage industry bodies
2014-07-23 20:08:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is continuing to look at ways to try to involve the country's leading garment trade associations in an effort to ensure the initiative's long-term success.
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Alliance members buying more products from Bangladesh
2014-07-23 14:57:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The group of North American brands and retailers - including Wal-Mart Stores, Gap Inc and VF Corporation - working to improve safety in Bangladesh's ready-made garment factories appears to be sourcing more products from the country as efforts to upgrade the industry take hold. But one year on, progress is "far from over", with the total cost likely to be in the region of $150m and take 12-18 another months to complete.
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BANGLADESH: Project to improve tannery working conditions
2014-07-23 14:22:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A project funded by the Norwegian Government and implemented by the ILO (International Labor Organization) aims to improve working conditions in Bangladesh's tannery factories.
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