Violent Bangladesh garment protests shut hundreds of factories – msn/AFP

“Bangladesh’s 3,500 garment factories account for around 85 percent of the South Asian country’s $55 billion in annual exports, supplying major Western brands including Adidas, Gap, H&M and Levi Strauss.

“But conditions are dire for many of the sector’s four million workers, the vast majority of whom are women whose monthly wages start at 8,300 taka ($75).”

Shiver yer T-shirts, mates!

Bangladesh’s T-Shirt Economy – NPR Planet Money

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