The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Wednesday morning.
View ArticleColumn: The Bangladesh factory collapse shows us the deadly cost of cheap...
Following the tragic accident at a Bangladesh clothing factory, Penneys has said it will give money to people who lost family members in the collapse – but we as consumers have a responsibility too,...
View ArticleFast fashion, fair wage: What Vietnam can teach Bangladesh
Vietnam – working on improving technology, conditions and pay – is proving more attractive to brands who want to protect their consumer reputation.
View ArticleBangladesh building survivors protest as toll passes 700
Many of the staff at the ill-fated nine-storey factory were earning just 38 dollars a month, a salary condemned as “slave labour” by Pope Francis.
View ArticleColumn: Why can’t I be guaranteed that my clothes haven’t contributed to...
Standardised textile labelling is vital to keep vulnerable workers safe in developing countries like Bangladesh, writes Aisling Twomey.
View ArticleThe Evening Fix… now with added awkward text messages
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
View ArticleEight die in new Bangladesh garment factory tragedy
The owner of the Tung Hai sweater factory was among the victims.
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your day.
View ArticleBangladesh collapse: Death toll passes 1,000 as stacks of bodies found
Bodies were found in the ruins of a stairwell, where the victims had sought shelter.
View ArticleThe 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your day.
View ArticlePoll: Will the Bangladesh factory collapse change the way you shop?
As the death toll passes 1,000, we want to know: Will this incident have an impact on your shopping habits?
View ArticleWoman found alive 17 days after Bangladesh building collapse
The survivor is said to be in remarkably good shape despite her ordeal.
View ArticleThe Evening Fix… now with added ways to leave your job
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
View ArticleBangladesh disaster ‘could happen again’ – but can we help?
Oxfam says that about 90 per cent of high rise buildings in Dhaka, where last week’s tragic building collapse occurred, are not built even to local standards.
View ArticleClothing brands sign up to new accord on building safety in Bangladesh
Primark, H&M, Zara and C&A have all adopted the accord, written up in the wake of the building collapse last month.
View ArticleThe Evening Fix… now with added curse words
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
View Article‘Extremely’ poor quality materials caused Bangladesh factory collapse
A government report found that two floors had been added illegally and the ground it was built on had been a body of water, filled with rubbish.
View ArticlePrimark to give three month’s wages to Bangladesh factory collapse victims
Meanwhile, the seamstress trapped in the rubble for 17 days after the Bangladesh garment factory collapsed was released from hospital yesterday.
View ArticleMan sentenced to 30 years in prison over plot to blow up Federal Reserve
The 22-year-old asked for forgiveness today and said he no longer believes in radical Islam.
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