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In order to push Levi's to sign on to an international accord for workers’ health and safety in Pakistan and Bangladesh, activists have been campaigning against the company.
Behind China, Bangladesh is the second largest exporter of clothing in the world. Approximately 1,134 people died in Bangladesh in 2013 while 2,500 were injured in the deadliest disaster in the garment industry’s history.
As a result, an international accord was signed by more than 170 fashion brands which safety and worker health provisions beyond electrical, fire and structural inspections.