Edinburgh With the death count from the Bangladesh factory collapse now over 800, many, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are calling for “fair-trade standards or labeling” for clothing produced around the world. The argument for such standards and labeling would be to communicate directly to the potential consumer that there were safe and decent …
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Mickey Mouse Leading the Way to “Better Work” in Bangladesh and Other Countries
Little Rock Walt Disney licenses $40 billion worth of products with only 1% of such goods manufactured in Bangladesh, but in the wake of the garment factory collapse killing over 400 workers they have announced that they will transition out of the country within the next year. They also indicated they would pull out …
The Drunken Race to Hook Africans on Beer
New Orleans In Nariobi the question in a bar that always made you step back and think if you ordered a beer was whether you wanted it cold or warm, meaning at room temperature. Given the state of refrigeration and the cost of electricity in the country, so many people had gotten used to drinking beer …