Should You Boycott Walmart, Gap Over Factory Worker Safety?
After a garment factory collapse in Bangladesh killed over 1,100 workers, many companies signed an accord to improve safety conditions there. Not on the list: Walmart and Gap.
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Bangladesh Rescuers Find Survivor in Factory Rubble
Rescue workers in Bangladesh freed a woman buried for 17 days inside a prayer room in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building.
Bangladeshis March for Worker Safety as Death Toll Tops 400
Thousands of workers parade through central Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May Day to demand safety at work, after the death toll at a collapsed garment factory tops 400.
Collapsed Building Owner's Property to be Seized
A top court in Bangladesh asked the government Tuesday to "immediately" confiscate the property of the owner of a building that collapsed last week.
Consume with a Conscience: The Rise of Ethical Shopping
More Americans are waking up to the idea of citizen consumerism -- a fitting topic on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, when our thoughts turn to social consciousness. Could the concept of making more of our purchases purposeful go mainstream in the same way that the green buying movement has?
Workers' Rights 100 Years After the Triangle Fire
A century after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire claimed the lives of 146 seamstresses in New York, worker protections are eroding around the world. As government and corporate interests from Bangladesh to Wisconsin wage war on the rights of labor, have the lessons of the Triangle disaster been forgotten?
Where Are Jobs Going Now? Peru, Bulgaria, Bangladesh. . .
The U.S. is hardly alone in losing work to cheaper skilled labor in foreign countries. Australia, Canada and Israel, among others, have dropped off Gartner's list of the top 30 countries for outsourcing. Here's where IT and business-processing jobs are heading.
Ten Tourist Destinations Where Your Dollar Goes Furthest
The recession may be over, but millions of Americans are still feeling the pinch. Don't let that stop you from seeing the world, though. Featuring low prices, exotic cultures and solid tourism infrastructure, our list of the ten best international vacation bargains will help you find an affordable place to spend your hard-earned dollars.
