In the wake of recent fire accident that killed more than 110 people at a readymade garment(RMG)manufacturing unit in Bangladesh,global apparel buyers have suggested measures to avoid repetition of such incidents in future. At a meeting ...
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The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF), IndustriALL Global Union, Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) and Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN), together with Bangladeshi trade unions and labour rights groups, have ...
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The US retail giant Walmart has issued a statement about its trade relationship with the Bangladesh readymade garment(RMG)factory that burnt down killing more than 110 workers in a fire accident. According to a statement issued by ...
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Three charred bodies were pulled out of the flexible packaging factory, which had been engulfed in flames since Saturday morning [3 November] in Patel Nagar, Ghaziabad. According to the Indian Express, police said though the fire was ...
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With over 70% of space already taken up with four months left for the event, organisers of Intersec 2013 have their sights set on reaching the 1, 000 exhibitor milestone. The region s largest and most representative trade platform for ...
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Gap Inc announced a significant initiative to improve building and fire safety standards across the company's approved third-party garment manufacturing factories in Bangladesh.Underscoring the tangible steps taken in the country over the ...
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Codes were the topic of discussion when the Glass Association of North America's(GANA)Fire-Rated Glazing Council met for its Fall Conference session this morning.The conference is taking place all this week at the Hilton Chicago,and ...
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Hochiki Europe,a leading manufacturer and supplier of fire detection and emergency lighting systems,has announced the publication of a free A6 guide to BS5266,the code of practice for emergency lighting. UK fire safety legislation states ...
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Symphony Bluelight, the UK's only AddressBase compatible gazetteer management system is now in use at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service SURREY, ENGLAND, June 22, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has become ...
Flame retardants are used in numerous everyday products such as cell phones, carpets and insulating sheets to prevent them from being burnt or at least to slow down a fire in an emergency. As more and more plastics and other flammable ...
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China has experienced rapid economic growth continued after the cost of environmental degradation is obvious, therefore, endless series of environmental policies and regulations. Home Environment, health or not, has become a household ...
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