The rights of workers in Bangladesh, a global manufacturing hub, have come under increased scrutiny in recent years, particularly since the Rana Plaza factory collapse in 2013 that killed more than 1,100 people. "Members of Lululemon's social responsibility and production team visited the factory in Bangladesh immediately to speak with workers and learn more," a Lululemon spokesman told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by e-mail. The factory owner was named as Korean-based company Youngone Corp which did not respond to emails from the Thomson Reuters Foundation requesting comment. Rubana Huq, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), a trade organisation of garment manufacturers, criticised the investigation for trying to "tarnish the country image". "The report did not make it clear about how many workers it interrogated," Huq told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Source: bd News24 October 15, 2019 16:41 UTC