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Social Goods | Safety After Rana Plaza, Education in Bangladesh, Eileen Fisher

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Apparel Factory in Dhaka | Source: Flickr/NYU Stern BHR
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  • Kate Abnett

"Three Years After Rana Plaza – Bangladesh's Garment Sector Still Unsafe" (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
"Three years later, labour rights enforcement failures remain widespread, and Bangladesh is far from achieving the declared objective of a safe and sustainable garment sector."

"Fashion's Deadliest Disaster Prompts Bangladeshi Workers to Opt for University" (Reuters)
"Three years after the Rana Plaza disaster, a small miracle has emerged from the tragedy and is slowly taking shape in the southeastern corner of the country."

"For Eileen Fisher, a Leader in Sustainable Fashion, Perfection Isn't the Point" (Quartz)
"There's no clear roadmap for addressing these problems, and it's complicated enough that even a label such as Eileen Fisher, a noted industry leader in sustainability, doesn't have it all figured out."

"Why the Fashion Industry Is Out of Control" (Australian Financial Review)
"You can now buy a bikini for the same price as a cappuccino and in Tokyo, men can get suits from a vending machine. Has our obsession with fast fashion taken us into dangerous territory?"

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