Bangladesh garment factories temporarily shut

Hundreds of factories which form the hub of Bangladesh’s garment industry are to close indefinitely after worker unrest sparked by the death of more than 1,100 colleagues, the industry’s main trade body said. As the search for bodies from April’s collapse of a factory complex wrapped up and workers demand for higher wages, the indefinite closure represents yet another body blow to the industry, which has pleaded with Western retailers not to pull out of Bangladesh and promised to come up with a credible safety framework. Bangladesh is the world’s second-largest apparel maker and the US$20 billion industry accounted for up to 80% of annual exports


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