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Bangladesh Garment Factories See Slow Recovery

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A Bangladeshi woman works in a textile factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005. (Manish Swarup/AP)
A Bangladeshi woman works in a textile factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005. (Manish Swarup/AP)

In April, more than 1,100 people died when an eight-story building that housed garment factories in Bangladesh collapsed.

Since the tragedy at Rana Plaza, many promises have been made by the country's government and international retailers alike, promising better safety for garment workers.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks to Harvard business professor John Quelch about the aftermath of the collapse.

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  • John Quelch, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.

This segment aired on November 27, 2013.

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