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Reap What You Sew: Unions and Worker Resistance in the Bangladeshi Garment Industry
Workers in Bangladesh's garment sector have long fought for better conditions. But where has support for this come from? Unions are thought to be…
Riches from Rags: A Short History of the Bangladeshi Garment Industry
For a country that has only been independent for fifty years, the growth of Bangladesh's garment industry has been nothing short of mind-boggling. Today…
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The Aftermath of Rana Plaza
The Rana Plaza collapse was an industrial disaster of uniquely fatal scale. The reaction should have transformed the clothing industry, but instead fell…
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The Rana Plaza Disaster
The catastrophic collapse of the Rana Plaza complex claimed thousands of lives. As a departure point for our series on the Bangladeshi garment industry…
The Cost of Cheap: Outsourcing and the Global Fashion Industry
Wearing an outfit consisting of items made across the world is not just unsurprising: it is the norm. But why is a global wardrobe so commonplace, and…
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