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Bangladesh farmers battle water woes
2013-05-23 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Fahima Begum rises each morning at dawn and walks two kilometers to a small pond, the nearest source of fresh water. On her way she passes the rusty old hand-pumped tube well that used to supply water to her village in Bangladesh's arid Barind region until the water table here dropped out of reach. Using a ragtag array of pots, she carries back as much as her frail body will allow, knowing that it will have to last her family all day. Susma Sen, also a resident of the Hamidpur village, in Chapainawabganj...
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BANGLADESH: Setting up database of garment workers
2013-05-22 13:37:28| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Bangladesh's apex trade body for garment manufacturers has started preparations on creating a biometric database that will contain records on all workers in the country's garment factories.
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US: Investors take a stand on Bangladesh safety deal
2013-05-21 16:31:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Institutional investors and shareholders with more than $2.5 trillion in assets under management are adding pressure to retailers sourcing clothing from Bangladesh to implement a number of reforms, including signing up to the new Accord on Fire and Building Safety.
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US: Retailers seek Bangladesh commitment to worker safety
2013-05-20 14:56:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Apparel retailers and brands in the US and Canada are calling for assurances from the Bangladesh government that it is committed to worker safety issues in the country's garment factories.
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Exclusive: Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
2013-05-20 02:07:43| Apparel - Topix.net
A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF Corp.
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