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In apparel industry, advantages of Made in U.S.A. label wear thin
Patriotism isn't easy. Just ask L.A.'s garment makers. Three years after combining their names to create Venley, a company that produces T-shirts and other basics in a downtown Los Angeles factory, onetime fraternity brothers Nick Ventura and Kevin...
Tags: North American Free Trade Agreement, Fashion Trends, Clothing and Textiles Industry, American Apparel, China
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Wal-Mart blocks protesters, announces $15 billion share buyback
Armed with a temporary restraining order against demonstrators and a $15-billion stock buyback program for investors, Wal-Mart held its annual shareholder meeting Friday. The company is facing renewed scrutiny over its labor practices at home and the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Shareholders, Buyback
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Rights group: Myanmar policy discriminates against Muslims
NEW DELHI -- A watchdog group Tuesday called on Myanmar’s government to immediately revoke a population-control policy that blocks members of the minority Rohingya Muslim community from having more than two children, measures it said are...
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Islam, Burma
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May 26 Letters: Vietnam memorial, Bangladesh factory collapse
Vietnam veterans Dedicated on November 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. will hold their 30th Memorial Day Ceremony this year. As we prepare to honor our fallen servicemen and servicewomen this Memorial Day, we must remember the...Tags: Memorial Day, The New York Times, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), International Military Interventions, Washington, DC
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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...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Prisons, China
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Bangladesh and its workers
Another tragedy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, another announcement by Wal-Mart about additional steps it will take to beef up worker safety, this time by inspecting all of its suppliers' facilities itself. Not that the retailing giant hasn't made real...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Health and Safety at Work
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Wal-Mart, Gap skirt the issue
If the horrific garment factory collapse last month in Bangladesh has any silver lining, it is the response from more than 30 of the world's leading apparel companies — including Benetton, PVH, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Inditex (Zara), Marks &...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Arbitration, Plant Openings, Tesco plc
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Travel nightmare: Dakar, Dhaka — what's the difference?
Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. How something this bizarre could happen illustrates how a single mix-up on an airline's part can...
Tags: Air Transportation, Africa, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Los Angeles International Airport
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In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo
NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Exports, Plant Openings, Religion and Belief
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Well, that's the other side of the world...
Take 1,100 people out of a city in North America and the world would have something to talk about for weeks, regardless of the circumstances. Changes would occur, with 9/11 serving as the obvious example. Have the same number of people killed in a place...Tags: Pakistan, Malaysia, Dominican Republic, Consumer Goods Industries, September 11, 2001 Attacks
Jun 12, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 28, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 25, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 22, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 21, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2013
|Column| Petoskey News
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