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Distro - Bangladesh: Sweatshop of the World 

Larry Towell 

Twenty years ago, as cheap clothing began to flood the world market, Bangladesh became a sweatshop for the world’s top brands with local factory partners. On April 24, 2013, an eight-story illegally-built garment factory with contracts for 16 international companies collapsed. These companies included Benetton, J.C. Penney, Carrefour, Walmart, Joe Fresh, Gap, H&M, Marks & Spencer, The Children’s Place, Mascot, El Corte, Cato Fashions & Primark, and the collapse killed more than 1,100 workers. Over 2,000 were maimed and wounded, while almost 200 remain missing.

Looking back, investigations of... 

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BANGLADESH. Old Dhaka. 2015. Fabric district.

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment laborers ... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Child labor. Age... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Factory entrance.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Worker asleep.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Ironing board.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment sweat shop.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Child labor. Keranigani,... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Child labor. Keranigani,... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Child labor. Keranigani,... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Child labor. Keranigani,... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Worker sewing buttons.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment worker.... 

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BANGLADESH. Dhaka. 2015. Public bus.

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment worker... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Sewing machines.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Fan. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment worker... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Local bath used... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment worker... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Factory entrance.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Factory entrance.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Child labor. Keranigani,... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Child labor. Keranigani,... 

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BANGLADESH. Old Dhaka. 2015. Jute in the fabric district. 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. 2015. Sweat shop.

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka. 2015. Garment workers. This section... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar District, Dhaka. 2015. Site of April 24, 2013... 

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BANGLADESH. Old Dhaka. 2015. Shadarghat, on the Buriganga River... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Keranigani, on... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Keranigani, on... 

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BANGLADESH. Old Dhaka. 2015. Shadarghat, on the Buriganga River... 

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BANGLADESH. Keraniganj, Dhaka District. 2015. Garment workers.... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar District, Dhaka. 2015. Ruby Sintu hold portraits... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar District, Dhaka. 2015. 31 year-old Mohamad... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar slum District. 2015. Sokhina Begum (age 48),... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar slum District, Dhaka. 2015. Family and friends... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar Slum District, Dhaka. 2015. 47 year-old Abdul... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar District, Dhaka. 2015. Son of 35 year-old... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar slum District, Dhaka. 2015. Tara, cousin of... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar slum District, Dhaka. 2015. Babu Mia (age 23... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar slum District, Dhaka. 2015. An extended family... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar Slum District, Dhaka. 2015. An extended family... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar slum District, Dhaka. 2015. Surviving members... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar slum District, Dhaka. 2015. ID card of Khaleda... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar District, Dhaka. 2015. Site of April 24, 2013,... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar Slum District, Dhaka. 2015. Siraj (center)... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar slum District, Dhaka. 2015. Rojina Akhter,... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar District, Dhaka. 2015. Site of April 24, 2013,... 

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BANGLADESH. Savar slum District, Dhaka. 2015. ID card of Dalia... 
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