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Workers process hides at a tannery in Dhaka's Hazaribagh district. Leather in Bangladesh has grown to a $1 billion per year industry. Screen shot by Justin Kenny

World Mar 29

Bangladesh’s leather industry exposes workers and children to toxic hazards

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World Apr 07

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Dusty mining conditions trap Indian workers with deadly lung disease

In India's Rajasthan desert, the work of mining sandstone can be lethal. Silicosis, a slow, irreversible loss of lung function, is easily preventable with masks, but workers wear little protection in the blazing heat. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro…

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After Factory Disaster, Bangladesh NGO Offers Support to Improve Work Conditions

After Factory Disaster, Bangladesh NGO Offers Support to Improve Work Conditions…

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How Is the Garment Industry Working to Improve Conditions Abroad?

How Is the Garment Industry Working to Improve Conditions Abroad?…

World Apr 26

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Global Standards for Garment Industry Under Scrutiny After Bangladesh Disaster

The Bangladeshi garment factory collapse is the worst disaster ever for the country's booming clothing industry. Ray Suarez discusses the role of Western retailers in keeping foreign workers safe with Avedis Seferian of Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production and Scott Nova…

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Death of 14-Year-Old Worker Due to Dangerous Conditions in Grain Storage Bins

Investigating the Dangerous Working Conditions in Grain Storage Bins…

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Is China’s Fast-Growing Economy Headed for a Crash?

Will the Chinese economy continue its torrid pace of growth and overtake the U.S.'s top status? Or is it a bubble destined to burst, taking the world economy down with it? Paul Solman interviews a highly-respected China "bull" and a…

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Are Western Consumers Willing to Pay More for Apparel?

Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the working conditions in Cambodia's garment industry, which exports much its clothing to the United States.

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Mike Daisey’s One-Man Show Examines Hidden Cost of Personal Technology

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