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Disney Halts Production In Bangladesh

Francesca Bessey |
May 2, 2013 | 6:50 p.m. PDT

Executive Producer

Disney has announced its intention to stop the production of branded merchandise in Bangladesh after the second of two major industrial disasters in the country in less than a year, CNN reported Thursday.

Disney will also halt production in four other countries. (Darren Wittko, Creative Commons)
Disney will also halt production in four other countries. (Darren Wittko, Creative Commons)
Last week, an eight storey building on the outskirts of Dhaka, which housed multiple garment factories, collapsed, killing over 400 people. Another 150 people are believed to be missing under the rubble.

MORE: Collapsed Building Owner Arrested In Bangladesh

The collapse came in the wake of a devastating fire at the Tazreen Fashions Factory in Dhaka, which killed 112 people.

CNN reports:

The company sent a letter in March to vendors and licensees to transition production out of the "highest-risk countries," like Bangladesh, in order to bolster safety standards in its supply chain.

Disney also intends to halt production in Equador, Pakistan, Venezuela and Belarus by April of 2014.

 

Read the full story at CNN.

Reach Executive Producer Francesca Bessey here.



 

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