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Sat, 25 May 2013 18:16:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-bangladesh-collapse-piecing-it-all-together/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-bangladesh-collapse-piecing-it-all-together/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:07 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386618 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/the-bangladesh-collapse-piecing-it-all-together/feed/ 0 The push for cheap clothes includes a small Montreal apparel firm http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/bangladesh-probe-faults-swampy-land-poor-building-materials/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/bangladesh-probe-faults-swampy-land-poor-building-materials/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:54:23 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386903 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/bangladesh-probe-faults-swampy-land-poor-building-materials/feed/ 0 DHAKA, Bangladesh – The defects and errors that led to the world’s deadliest garment-industry... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/loblaw-companies-to-sign-fire-and-building-safety-code-in-bangladesh/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/loblaw-companies-to-sign-fire-and-building-safety-code-in-bangladesh/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:22:44 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384174 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/loblaw-companies-to-sign-fire-and-building-safety-code-in-bangladesh/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) said Tuesday that it will sign a pact... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/loblaw-latest-to-sign-safety-pact-on-bangladesh-factories/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/loblaw-latest-to-sign-safety-pact-on-bangladesh-factories/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:57:26 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383920 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/loblaw-latest-to-sign-safety-pact-on-bangladesh-factories/feed/ 0 Loblaw, owner of the Joe Fresh brand, has become the latest major retailer to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/bangladesh-agrees-to-allow-garment-workers-to-form-trade-unions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/bangladesh-agrees-to-allow-garment-workers-to-form-trade-unions/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 09:40:35 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383328 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/bangladesh-agrees-to-allow-garment-workers-to-form-trade-unions/feed/ 0 DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s government agreed Monday to allow the country’s garment workers to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/bangladesh-rescuers-return-to-task-of-retrieving-bodies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/bangladesh-rescuers-return-to-task-of-retrieving-bodies/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 09:22:10 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382989 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/bangladesh-rescuers-return-to-task-of-retrieving-bodies/feed/ 0 Death toll passes 1,000 amid euphoria of finding woman alive http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/woman-rescued-after-being-trapped-for-17-days-in-collapsed-bangladesh-factory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/woman-rescued-after-being-trapped-for-17-days-in-collapsed-bangladesh-factory/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:27:29 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382482 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/woman-rescued-after-being-trapped-for-17-days-in-collapsed-bangladesh-factory/feed/ 0 DHAKA, Bangladesh – A woman buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/toll-from-bangladesh-factory-tragedy-tops-800-as-bodies-sent-for-dna-tests/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/toll-from-bangladesh-factory-tragedy-tops-800-as-bodies-sent-for-dna-tests/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:59:52 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381761 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/toll-from-bangladesh-factory-tragedy-tops-800-as-bodies-sent-for-dna-tests/feed/ 0 DHAKA, Bangladesh – Dozens of bodies recovered Wednesday from a collapsed garment factory building... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/murder-investigation-opens-against-owner-as-death-toll-from-bangladesh-accident-hits-675/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/murder-investigation-opens-against-owner-as-death-toll-from-bangladesh-accident-hits-675/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:27:32 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/murder-investigation-opens-against-owner-as-death-toll-from-bangladesh-accident-hits-675/feed/ 0 DHAKA, Bangladesh – Hundreds of survivors of last month’s collapse of a building housing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/building-collapse-responses-highlight-pr-strategies-at-clothing-brands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/building-collapse-responses-highlight-pr-strategies-at-clothing-brands/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 02:56:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380994 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/building-collapse-responses-highlight-pr-strategies-at-clothing-brands/feed/ 0 MUMBAI, India – Global clothing brands involved in Bangladesh’s troubled garment industry responded in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/bangladesh-police-arrest-engineer-who-called-building-unsafe-say-he-consulted-on-construction/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/bangladesh-police-arrest-engineer-who-called-building-unsafe-say-he-consulted-on-construction/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 09:28:53 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380190 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/bangladesh-police-arrest-engineer-who-called-building-unsafe-say-he-consulted-on-construction/feed/ 0 DHAKA, Bangladesh – More than 500 bodies have been recovered from the Bangladesh garment-factory... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/loblaw-to-include-structural-integrity-audits-of-supplier-companies-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/loblaw-to-include-structural-integrity-audits-of-supplier-companies-2/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 18:37:06 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/loblaw-to-include-structural-integrity-audits-of-supplier-companies-2/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) says it will include the structural integrity of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/loblaw-to-include-structural-integrity-audits-of-supplier-companies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/loblaw-to-include-structural-integrity-audits-of-supplier-companies/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:18:35 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379855 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/loblaw-to-include-structural-integrity-audits-of-supplier-companies/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) says it will include the structural integrity of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/toll-rises-to-430-dead-in-bangladesh-building-collapse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/toll-rises-to-430-dead-in-bangladesh-building-collapse/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:09:46 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379635 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/toll-rises-to-430-dead-in-bangladesh-building-collapse/feed/ 0 DHAKA, Bangladesh – Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/what-does-that-14-shirt-really-cost/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/what-does-that-14-shirt-really-cost/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 18:20:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/what-does-that-14-shirt-really-cost/feed/ 0 Bangladesh disaster raises tough questions about cheap clothes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/loblaw-will-give-more-help-to-victims-of-bangladesh-tragedy-hikes-dividend/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/loblaw-will-give-more-help-to-victims-of-bangladesh-tragedy-hikes-dividend/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 17:23:19 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/loblaw-will-give-more-help-to-victims-of-bangladesh-tragedy-hikes-dividend/feed/ 0 Loblaw Companies Ltd. is pledging more help to victims in the collapse of an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/bangladesh-factory-collapse-prompts-retail-council-to-update-industry-guidelines-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/bangladesh-factory-collapse-prompts-retail-council-to-update-industry-guidelines-2/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 17:19:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379322 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/bangladesh-factory-collapse-prompts-retail-council-to-update-industry-guidelines-2/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The Retail Council of Canada is updating its industry guidelines in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/pope-condemns-slave-labour-after-bangladesh-factory-collapse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/pope-condemns-slave-labour-after-bangladesh-factory-collapse/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 12:32:10 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379050 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/pope-condemns-slave-labour-after-bangladesh-factory-collapse/feed/ 0 'Slavery is being committed against something beautiful' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/bangladeshis-demand-worker-safety-as-death-toll-tops-400/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/bangladeshis-demand-worker-safety-as-death-toll-tops-400/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 10:05:42 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379022 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/01/bangladeshis-demand-worker-safety-as-death-toll-tops-400/feed/ 0 SAVAR, Bangladesh – Thousands of workers paraded through central Dhaka on May Day to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/building-owners-property-ordered-seized-to-help-bangladesh-victims-protests-get-violent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/building-owners-property-ordered-seized-to-help-bangladesh-victims-protests-get-violent/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 03:50:06 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379008 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/building-owners-property-ordered-seized-to-help-bangladesh-victims-protests-get-violent/feed/ 0 SAVAR, Bangladesh – A top Bangladesh court on Tuesday ordered the government to “immediately”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/bangladesh-factory-collapse-prompts-retail-council-to-update-industry-guidelines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/bangladesh-factory-collapse-prompts-retail-council-to-update-industry-guidelines/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 00:13:44 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/bangladesh-factory-collapse-prompts-retail-council-to-update-industry-guidelines/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The Retail Council of Canada is updating its industry guidelines in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/court-orders-collapsed-building-owners-property-seized/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/court-orders-collapsed-building-owners-property-seized/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:47:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378562 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/court-orders-collapsed-building-owners-property-seized/feed/ 0 SAVAR, Bangladesh – A top court in Bangladesh asked the government Tuesday to “immediately”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/police-launch-legal-moves-against-collapsed-building-owner-in-bangladesh/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/police-launch-legal-moves-against-collapsed-building-owner-in-bangladesh/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:11:09 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378337 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/police-launch-legal-moves-against-collapsed-building-owner-in-bangladesh/feed/ 0 SAVAR, Bangladesh – A Bangladesh court on Monday gave police 15 days to interrogate... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/loblaw-to-compensate-bangladesh-collapse-victims-who-supplied-joe-fresh-items/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/loblaw-to-compensate-bangladesh-collapse-victims-who-supplied-joe-fresh-items/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:07:19 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378468 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/loblaw-to-compensate-bangladesh-collapse-victims-who-supplied-joe-fresh-items/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The only Canadian retailer to publicly acknowledge it used a manufacturer in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/little-hope-of-finding-survivors-in-collapsed-bangladesh-building/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/little-hope-of-finding-survivors-in-collapsed-bangladesh-building/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:48:05 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/little-hope-of-finding-survivors-in-collapsed-bangladesh-building/feed/ 0 SAVAR, Bangladesh – Rescue workers in Bangladesh gave up hopes of finding any more... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/fire-breaks-out-at-collapsed-factory-in-bangladesh-3-rescuers-injured/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/fire-breaks-out-at-collapsed-factory-in-bangladesh-3-rescuers-injured/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:08:32 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377922 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/fire-breaks-out-at-collapsed-factory-in-bangladesh-3-rescuers-injured/feed/ 0 SAVAR, Bangladesh – A fire has broken out in the wreckage of the garment... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/collapsed-building-owner-arrested-near-border-with-india-as-death-toll-climbs-to-377/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/collapsed-building-owner-arrested-near-border-with-india-as-death-toll-climbs-to-377/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:39:22 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377888 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/collapsed-building-owner-arrested-near-border-with-india-as-death-toll-climbs-to-377/feed/ 0 SAVAR, Bangladesh – The fugitive owner of an illegally constructed building that collapsed in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/19-rescued-from-collapsed-building-as-death-toll-touches-340/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/19-rescued-from-collapsed-building-as-death-toll-touches-340/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:08:59 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377779 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/19-rescued-from-collapsed-building-as-death-toll-touches-340/feed/ 0 Rescuers say 29 survivors were pulled out Saturday, though death toll nearly 350 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/bangladesh-police-arrest-two-factory-owners/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/bangladesh-police-arrest-two-factory-owners/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:33:22 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377774 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/bangladesh-police-arrest-two-factory-owners/feed/ 0 SAVAR, Bangladesh – Two owners of garment factories in a Bangladesh building that collapsed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/clothing-brands-retailers-reject-union-safety-plan-as-bangladesh-factory-deaths-mount/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/clothing-brands-retailers-reject-union-safety-plan-as-bangladesh-factory-deaths-mount/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:08:48 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377476 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/clothing-brands-retailers-reject-union-safety-plan-as-bangladesh-factory-deaths-mount/feed/ 0 DHAKA, Bangladesh – As Bangladesh reels from the deaths of hundreds of garment workers... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/joe-fresh-customers-reconsider-purchases-after-bangladesh-factory-collapsed-kills-more-than-200/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/joe-fresh-customers-reconsider-purchases-after-bangladesh-factory-collapsed-kills-more-than-200/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:44:43 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377334 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/joe-fresh-customers-reconsider-purchases-after-bangladesh-factory-collapsed-kills-more-than-200/feed/ 0 TORONTO – As rescuers continued to pull corpses and survivors from the rubble of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/officials-bangladesh-factories-ignored-evacuation-order-before-deadly-collapse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/officials-bangladesh-factories-ignored-evacuation-order-before-deadly-collapse/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:16:54 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377021 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/officials-bangladesh-factories-ignored-evacuation-order-before-deadly-collapse/feed/ 0 SAVAR, Bangladesh – The death toll at a Bangladeshi garment factory that makes clothes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/joe-fresh-clothing-made-at-site-of-deadly-bangladesh-factory-collapse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/joe-fresh-clothing-made-at-site-of-deadly-bangladesh-factory-collapse/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:12:41 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376716 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/joe-fresh-clothing-made-at-site-of-deadly-bangladesh-factory-collapse/feed/ 0 Workers spoke of large cracks in the building, reports say http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/building-collapse-in-bangladesh-kills-87-scores-trapped-in-wreckage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/building-collapse-in-bangladesh-kills-87-scores-trapped-in-wreckage/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:10:32 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376717 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/building-collapse-in-bangladesh-kills-87-scores-trapped-in-wreckage/feed/ 0 SAVAR, Bangladesh – Rescuers tried to free dozens of people believed trapped in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/accounts-clothing-show-disney-wal-mart-sears-used-bangladesh-factory-in-fire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/accounts-clothing-show-disney-wal-mart-sears-used-bangladesh-factory-in-fire/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:20:23 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320298 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/accounts-clothing-show-disney-wal-mart-sears-used-bangladesh-factory-in-fire/feed/ 0 Factory took orders to produce clothes for Disney, Sears and other Western brands. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/funding-planned-parenthood-but-not-abortion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/funding-planned-parenthood-but-not-abortion/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:14:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/funding-planned-parenthood-but-not-abortion/feed/ 18 A few months ago, Conservative MP Brad Trost was boasting that the government had... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/review-the-good-muslim/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/review-the-good-muslim/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:45:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207429 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/review-the-good-muslim/feed/ 0 Book by Tahmima Anam http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-assassin-among-us-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-assassin-among-us-2/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:02:46 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=172191 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/15/the-assassin-among-us-2/feed/ 31 Nur Chowdhury faces execution for killing Bangladesh's president. That's why he's safe in Canada. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/microfinance-meltdown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/microfinance-meltdown/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:40:05 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=159447 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/microfinance-meltdown/feed/ 1 Microlending appears to be headed toward its own mini financial crisis. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/16/a-call-for-justice-from-bangladesh/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/16/a-call-for-justice-from-bangladesh/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:27:23 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=115298 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/16/a-call-for-justice-from-bangladesh/feed/ 21 One of the convicted killers of PM Hasina’s family is in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/12/the-best-opportunity-for-a-better-future/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/12/the-best-opportunity-for-a-better-future/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=90483 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/12/the-best-opportunity-for-a-better-future/feed/ 1 Young Canadians need sound info to make informed choices about their education