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Yes, say international garment firms and a US diplomat, because the Bangladesh
garment industry is ripe for reform. Many, but not all, retailers have agreed to a labor
accord that commits them to independent inspections of suppliers' garment factories in
Bangladesh.
Wages are as low as $38 a month. Sweatshops proliferate. Labor conditions are so
dangerous that an estimated 1,800 garment workers have lost their lives in factory fires
and building collapses since 2005. The latest collapse claimed 1,127 lives, the world's
worst industrial accident since 1984.