Voice of America: US Suspends Trade Benefits for Bangladesh Over Safety

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Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

US Suspends Trade Benefits for Bangladesh Over Safety Jun 27th 2013, 22:37 President Barack Obama on Thursday cut off longtime U.S. trade benefits for Bangladesh in a mostly symbolic response to dangerous conditions in that country's garment industry that have cost more than 1,200 lives in the past year.   "I have determined that it is appropriate to suspend Bangladesh ... because it is not taking steps to afford internationally recognized worker rights to workers in the country," Obama said in a statement.   The U.S. sanction does not directly affect ... Media files: 129DEEC5-FDE8-4BD2-B44C-A33A84F10236_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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