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Al Jazeera Investigation
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2013/08/201382611617275364.html
Made
in Bangladesh – Video – Women Garment Workers, Low Pay, Risky Work Conditions,
Fires, Western Retailers – Profits – Supply Lines, Investigation
Al Jazeera Fault Lines traces Bangladesh's garment supply chain
and asks if US retailers know where their clothes are being made.
In November 2012, a fire at the Tazreen Fashions factory in
Bangladesh killed at least 112 people.
Walmart's Faded Glory brand shorts were among the clothing found
in the charred remains.
The retailer blamed its supplier, saying the order had been
sub-contracted to Tazreen without its authorisation.
Fault Lines obtained documents related to the order and investigates whether
Walmart has lost control of its supply chain in Bangladesh.
We speak to the owner of the factory at the centre of the Faded
Glory order that ended up in Tazreen, as well as other players directly
involved in the order.
We also interview an auditor who gives us an insider's
perspective on the way Walmart gets its clothing manufactured.
And we visit factories where clothing items are being worked on
by children as young as 12.