Rana Plaza was a pretty typical commercial building in Bangladesh. At eight stories tall, it housed five garment factories near the capital city of Dhaka. And in April 2013, it collapsed in a matter ...

On April 23, 2013, a group of garment factories collapsed in Rana Plaza near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The accident killed more than 1,100 people and injured at least 2,500. It's considered the deadliest ...

For the past decade, city planners and stakeholders in downtown Los Angeles have been crafting a plan that would set the area’s development priorities for the area for the next 20 years. But for most ...

The garment industry in Bangladesh faced a slew of problems in 2024. But one of its focuses for 2025 might be figuring out how to retain workers whose jobs have been negatively impacted by automation.

The global fast-fashion industry is built on speed, low costs, and constant turnover, but beneath the bargain price tags, there's a hidden toll on both people and the planet. A former garment engineer ...

Although cheap clothing can be appealing to consumers, the garment workers who made it in 2022 were often taken advantage of in Southern California, according to the U.S. Labor Department. The Labor ...

In 1995, seventy-two Thai garment workers were found imprisoned in an El Monte apartment that was turned into a sweat shop. "I feel like that case is an example of what happens when working people are ...

The garment industry in Bangladesh faced a slew of problems in 2024. But one of its focuses for 2025 might be figuring out ...