Erin Conway-SmithMay 14, 2013 06:46

Chatter: Retailers divided over Bangladesh worker safety pact

European retailers agree to plan for improving safety in Bangladesh, Angelina Jolie reveals she underwent a preventive double mastectomy, and why Swaziland's witches must fly low.

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European retailers agree to plan for improving safety in Bangladesh, Angelina Jolie reveals she underwent a preventive double mastectomy, and why Swaziland's witches must fly low.

Bangladesh will raise the minimum wage for garment workers

Pamela Engel, Business InsiderMay 13, 2013 16:20

Bangladesh's government has announced a plan to raise the minimum wage for garment workers after the worst industrial disaster in the country's history killed 1,127.

Bangladesh rescue efforts end as Dhaka announces wage hike plans

Allison JacksonMay 13, 2013 11:06Updated May 13, 2013 13:45

By late Sunday, 1,125 bodies had been pulled from the ruins of the Rana Plaza building on the outskirts of Dhaka.

Bangladesh: Islamist leader AKM Yusuf arrested on war crimes

Jason Overdorf and Ellen ConnollyMay 13, 2013 11:14

A top Islamist leader arrested in Bangladesh for war crimes.

Bangladesh Rana Plaza compensation for survivors not enough, workers say

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 11:51

Shahnaj Begum struggles to suppress her rage as she thumbs through banknotes given in compensation after she was left injured and jobless from the collapse of her nine-story workplace.

How Nike solved its sweatshop problem

Max Nisen, Business InsiderMay 10, 2013 10:59

It wasn't that long ago that Nike was being shamed in public for its labor practices to the point where it badly tarnished the company's image and hurt sales. The recent factory collapse in Bangladesh was a reminder that even though Nike managed to turn around its image, large parts of the industry still haven't changed much at all.

Bangladesh: Woman found alive 17 days after factory collapse, as death toll tops 1,000 (VIDEO)

Ellen ConnollyMay 10, 2013 07:38

Woman survives 17 days in rubble of Bangladesh building collapse.

Jessica PhelanMay 10, 2013 07:28

Chatter: One alive, 1,000 dead in Bangladesh

After more than 1,000 others died, one woman is pulled alive from the rubble of the Bangladesh factory collapse, Pakistan prepares for possibly deadly elections, North Korea explains a few things, confusingly, and Disney doesn't own the Day of the Dead.

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Kyle KimMay 9, 2013 12:27Updated May 10, 2013 10:49

Bangladesh factory collapse tragedy visualized in one chart

A visual breakdown of the rising death toll and what it's like to work as a Bangladesh factory worker at Rana Plaza.

18 heartrending pictures of the Bangladesh factory collapse's aftermath (PHOTOS)

News DeskMay 9, 2013 15:08

Relatives and fellow workers continued to mourn the more than 950 lives lost.