INQUIRER.net: Search ends in Bangladesh; death toll put at 1,127

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Search ends in Bangladesh; death toll put at 1,127 May 13th 2013, 22:48 SAVAR, Bangladesh— Several of the biggest Western retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of the worst garment-industry disaster in history ended Monday with the death toll at a staggering 1,127.   Bangladesh's government also agreed to allow garment workers to form unions without permission from factory owners. That decision came a day after it announced a plan to raise the minimum wage in the industry.   The collapse of the eight-story Rana Plaza factory building April 24 focused worldwide attention on hazardous conditions in Bangladesh's garment industry, where work... Keep on reading: Search ends in Bangladesh; death toll put at 1,127 Media files: Bangladesh-Building-C_De-J1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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