"Real change can only happen if brands' behaviors and practices are regulated by robust legal obligations." Experts warn of ...

And the benefit to clothing brands and retailers is huge ... Levi Strauss, Gap, Walmart, Amazon urged to sign garment factory safety accord Ahead of the tenth anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster, ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh—After a 2013 factory collapse killed ... groups that required them to stop selling clothing from factories that violated certain safety standards. Amazon.com Inc. didn ...

completing more than 60 percent of fixes required by the inspectors sent by clothing brands. Still, of some 1,600 factories covered by the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh ...

Last month’s deadly fire at a clothing factory on the outskirts ... He earlier admitted to local media that his factory lacked proper safety measures, but said he had not been aware of it.

Global clothing retailers' mega-exposition ... The fair will help factory owners gather knowledge about fire-safety systems in the apparel sector that accounts for 80 percent of exports.

Last November, Abedin was sewing clothing for Walmart and other American brands at a factory called Tazreen ... on to the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement, and to ensure that their ...