Clothing to Die For

Bangladesh garment workers earn an average of $43 a month, and sometimes lose their lives.

By Terry J. Allen

Well, isn’t that nice. A few weeks after a fabric-fueled inferno killed more than 100 locked-in garment workers at the Tazreen Fashion factory outside Dhaka, the 23rd Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition gathered under a gold-colored “circular dome with dazzling lighting [like] a [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

  • Reader Comments

    Posted by SIKhan on Feb 2, 2013 at 7:10 AM

    Will you totally deny that these same manufacturers also sell to Sears, Kmart, Target, Macys, Dillards etc?
    No, when you’re king of the mountain the toughest part is staying there.

    Posted by Martin Rosenthal on Feb 3, 2013 at 3:21 PM

    I fogot to ask:  Assuming the Bangladeshi garment shops clean up their collective act, it won’t make much difference in salaries (I agree they should), how much do you want to pay for that tshirt, sweater, scarf, etc. etc.?
    And I forgot to include Gap and all their subsidiaries.

    Posted by Martin Rosenthal on Feb 3, 2013 at 3:27 PM

    What’s truly ridiculous is: the only suggestion that comes up, in dealing with these manufacturers is to “sign a petition”. To believe that a billionaire multinational corporation will bow to a “petition” in the name of workers’ rights is ludicrous, to say the least…

    Posted by Giuliano on Feb 6, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    We’re being screwed two ways: not only has the formerly thriving US clothing industry been gutted by outsourcing, but we’re being grossly overcharged for these clothes produced at rock-bottom cost, brought here, and then marked up ridiculously. A famous brand shirt made in a Bangladesh sweatshop and priced at $89.95? Please!

    Posted by Cerberus79 on Feb 18, 2013 at 5:24 PM