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	<description>Social Compliance in the Apparel and Textile Industries</description>
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		<title>A Partnership Made in Heaven</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some time now my husband and I have been searching for an area rug that we both love and meets fair labor standards. In case you are unaware, the rug industry is rife with child labor so I am &#8230; <a href="http://fairtraderjournal.com/2013/05/06/a-partnership-made-in-heaven/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fairtraderjournal.com&#038;blog=24614553&#038;post=1235&#038;subd=fairtraderjournal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Factory Collapse in Bangladesh</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 22:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Factory Collapse in Bangladesh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been remiss in not reporting on the factory collapse last week in Bangladesh. If there is any good news from this story it is this: the factory owner, Mohammed Sohel Rana, has been arrested just before he was &#8230; <a href="http://fairtraderjournal.com/2013/05/01/update-factory-collapse-in-bangladesh/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fairtraderjournal.com&#038;blog=24614553&#038;post=1214&#038;subd=fairtraderjournal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should Wal-Mart and Sears Compensate Victims of Factory Fires?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ConstanceC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 24, 2012, there was a fire at the Tazreen Design Ltd. factory in Bangladesh. Many large companies, including Sears and Wal-Mart, used the Tazreen Design factory for some of their garment production. Today, April 15th, there is a &#8230; <a href="http://fairtraderjournal.com/2013/04/16/should-wal-mart-and-sears-compensate-victims-of-factory-fires/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fairtraderjournal.com&#038;blog=24614553&#038;post=1202&#038;subd=fairtraderjournal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Uzbek Cotton Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ConstanceC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CNN Freedom Project recently reported on the use of child labor in the harvesting of Uzbekistan cotton.  Follow the link below to read the story and/or watch the video.  On a positive note, last fall&#8217;s harvest showed a reduction &#8230; <a href="http://fairtraderjournal.com/2013/02/24/uzbek-cotton-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fairtraderjournal.com&#038;blog=24614553&#038;post=1194&#038;subd=fairtraderjournal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Universities Give Adidas The Boot</title>
		<link>http://fairtraderjournal.com/2012/11/30/universities-give-adidas-the-boot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ConstanceC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am dismayed to report that adidas, a company I have listed as one of the &#8220;good guys&#8221; under the Companies tab, appears to be in violation of a universally accepted policy concerning workers throughout their supply chain. As reported &#8230; <a href="http://fairtraderjournal.com/2012/11/30/universities-give-adidas-the-boot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fairtraderjournal.com&#038;blog=24614553&#038;post=1165&#038;subd=fairtraderjournal&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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