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Gap, Walmart's Concerns About Bangladesh Accord Liability Are "Irrational"

Photo by Khurshed Rinku for Associated Press On Friday, it’ll be a month since a devastating building collapse claimed the lives of 1,127 garment workers outside the Bangladesh…

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Walmart Refuses to Compensate Bangladesh Fire Victims

Looks like there are limits to Walmart’s largesse. After announcing its $1.6 million contribution towards the establishment of an Environmental Health and Safety Academy in…

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Walmart Launches Environmental Health and Safety Academy in Bangladesh

Is Walmart’s latest act of contrition a case of too little too late? Five months after labor groups linked the world’s No. 1 retailer with a devastating fire claimed the…

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Walmart Pledges to Add $50B in American-Made Products

Has American manufacturing found a champion in the unlikeliest of quarters? Walmart, the world’s No. 1 retailer, has announced several major initiatives, including a plan to…

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Walmart Wouldn't Pay for Bangladesh Factory Safety Improvements

Walmart play a lead role in blocking a proposal to have global retailers help their Bangladesh suppliers improve their electrical and fire safety, according to the minutes of a meeting…

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Sabotage Blamed for Bangladesh Factory Fire; More Brands Implicated

A deadly garment-factory blaze that killed at least 112 workers in Bangladesh was the work of saboteurs, said government officials on Wednesday as protestors took to the streets of the…

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Walmart Fires Supplier That Contracted Bangladesh Garment Factory

Walmart has fired the supplier that subcontracted work to a Bangladesh garment factory where at least 112 people died in a deadly fire on Saturday. The world’s largest retailer…

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Bangladesh Garment-Factory Fire Claims 112 Lives Because of Safety Issues

At least 112 people were killed late Saturday when a fire tore through a multilevel garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, in the country’s worst-ever industrial blaze. In a…

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Abercrombie & Fitch, Forever 21 Fueling Modern-Day Slavery

Photo by Shutterstock Abercrombie & Fitch, Carter’s, Forever 21, Quiksilver, and Walmart are among the brands fueling modern-day slavery through negligence, according to a…

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Threatened Black Friday Strike at Walmart Could be a "Game-Changer"

A walkout by Walmart workers on America’s biggest shopping event of the year could be a “game-changer” on many levels, according to labor experts from Cornell…

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Walmart on Fast Track to Incorporating Eco-Friendly "Better Cotton"

Walmart may be among the top purchasers of organic cotton, but the mega-box chain isn’t above supporting an industry-wide initiative to growing “better cotton” from…

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Fur Coats for Cubs, High Fashion's Gray Market, It's All Walmart's Fault

Don’t know what to do with Gran’s old fur coat? Donate it to Buffalo Exchange’s “Coats for Cubs” program, which turns used furs into bedding for orphaned…

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Fifth Victim Comes Forward at Target, Walmart, Macy's "Rape Factory"

You might consider missing out on Missoni for Target a tragedy, but trust us, that’s just the hyperbole talking. For the female garment workers in Jordan, however, the nightmare…

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Walmart, Target, Hanes, Macy's Linked to Jordan "Rape Factory"

Photo by carool Some of the biggest names in American retail have been linked to a Jordanian garment factory that allegedly rapes, tortures, and abuses its female workers, according to…

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Target, Gap, Walmart, H&M, Patagonia Launch Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Photo by thinkretail A consortium of manufacturing and retail giants, non-governmental organizations, academic experts, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are banding together…

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Walmart's Organic Rollback, Loomstate CEO Tells All, Green 'Ween Masks

Photo by hellodan Walmart may be ramping up its commitment to sustainable agriculture, but the big-box retailer may be cutting back on its use of organic cotton. (Ecotextile…

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Walmart, Luxury Labels to Track Clothing With Electronic "Smart" Tags

Privacy advocates, prepare to have a field day. Walmart has just announced plans to embed individual garments with scannable electronic ID tags, the first step in a real-time tracking…

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Why is Walmart Still Selling Lead-Tainted Handbags, Accessories?

Walmart may be the world’s third largest purchaser of organic cotton, but the rollback-happy mega-retailer’s eco-cred could still use some burnishing. A year after the…

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