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BRIEF-Gap CEO says has "not given up" that a global bangladesh safety accord of some kind can be worked out
ReutersCHICAGO, May 21 (Reuters) - Gap Inc : * CEO says has "not given up" that a global bangladesh safety accord of some kind can be worked out * CEO says ready to sign existing accord led by industriall with some "very minor accomodations"Tags: Gap Inc., Corporate Officers
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Primark to provide short-term financial aid to Rana Plaza victims
Reuters(Reuters) - British fashion retailer Primark said on Tuesday it would provide short-term financial assistance to all victims and families affected by the collapse of Rana Plaza last month in Bangladesh while the clothing industry continues to formulate...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Politics, Consumer Goods Industries
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Gap willing to sign Bangladesh safety accord, if tweaked
Reuters(Reuters) - Gap Inc's chairman and CEO said on Tuesday the U.S. retailer was ready to sign a global accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry, provided there were some "very minor accommodations." A series of...Tags: Gap Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Old Navy, Arbitration, Consumer Goods Industries
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Report: Life in prison sought for suspects in Bangladesh collapse
A government inquiry in Bangladesh will recommend life in prison for nine people arrested in connection with the deadly collapse of a garment factory complex just outside the capital, Dhaka, according to a report Tuesday by the Reuters news agency. At...
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Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
ReutersBy Serajul Quadir DHAKA, May 21 (Reuters) - A committee investigating a deadly collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh will recommend that nine people detained in connection with the disaster be sentenced to life in prison, the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Prisons, Plant Openings, House Building, Punishment
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 20
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- AMMAN/BEIRUT - U.S. President Barack Obama voiced concern at Hezbollah's growing role in the Syrian civil war on Monday after men from the Lebanese militia fought their biggest battle yet alongside President Bashar al-Assad's...Tags: Elections, Washington, DC, Egypt, U.S. Department of Defense, Mexico
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EXCLUSIVA-Fábrica de Bangladesh prohibida por Wal-Mart aún produce camisetas Wrangler
ReutersPor Serajul Quadir y Rafiqur Rahman GAZIPUR, Bangladesh, 20 mayo (Reuters) - Una fábrica de Bangladesh donde inspectores de Wal-Mart e Inditex SA habían detectado este mes grietas en la pared aún continuaba haciendo camisetas Wrangler para el...Tags: VF Corporation, Accounting and Auditing
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Reuters World News Highlights 1430 GMT, May 20
ReutersAMMAN - About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian activists said on Monday. - - - SEOUL -...Tags: Human Rights, Elections, Afghanistan, Explosions, VF Corporation
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 20
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- AMMAN/BEIRUT - About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian...Tags: Human Rights, Elections, Washington, DC, Egypt, White House
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Reuters World News Highlights 1000 GMT, May 20
ReutersAMMAN/LONDON - The world's diplomats will make a major new push in the coming days for negotiations to end Syria's civil war, but their chances of achieving a peace deal look as remote as ever. - - - - SEOUL - North Korea fired its fifth short-range...Tags: Human Rights, Washington, DC, Egypt, White House, VF Corporation
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Bangladesh court orders action against factory owner in November fire
ReutersDHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladesh court on Sunday banned the owner of a garment factory that was destroyed in a fire in November from leaving the country as anger builds up over a string of deadly incidents in which thousands have died. The high court in...Tags: Photography and Video, Walmart, The Walt Disney Co., Plant Openings, Services and Shopping
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Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa., Howard Frank column
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.Whose hands are stained by the blood of more than a thousand Bangladesh factory workers killed last month? Just look in the mirror. That's right, you and me. The garment factory, located in the Rana Plaza building in Savar, collapsed last month...Tags: Ethics, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Health and Safety at Work, Pakistan, Work Rules Contract Issues
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