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At Least 124 Bangladeshi Garment Workers Perish In Fire

Filed in National by on November 25, 2012 9 Comments

Guess who they make made clothes for:

Bangladesh exports about $18 billion worth of garments and is a big supplier to companies like Walmart, H&M and Tommy Hilfiger. Workers in the country’s factories are among the lowest-paid in the world with entry-level workers making a government-mandated minimum wage of about $37 a month.

Need I take the guise of Captain Obvious and point out that that’s why these garments are so inexpensive? Didn’t think so.

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