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                      Bangladesh Garment Factories Re-Open

   by VOA News

   Bangladesh has re-opened hundreds of garment factories, just days after
   closing them.
   The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association called
   for the re-openings Friday.
   The closings this week were prompted by worker protests over low pay
   and poor working conditions sparked by the country's worst industrial
   accident.
   In response to workers' demands, the Bangladeshi government has
   approved labor law changes, making it easier for workers to form
   unions. The government also has set up a panel to consider garment
   worker salary raises.
   A building housing several garment factories collapsed last month,
   killing more than 1,100 people and highlighting the garment industry's
   appalling safety conditions.
   Pope Francis has described the garment workers' $38 monthly wage as
   "slave labor."
   Bangladesh is the world's second largest apparel maker. The $20 billion
   industry accounts for up to 80 percent of annual exports.
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