U.S. suspends trade benefits for Bangladesh over safety
By Doug Palme-WASHINGTON |
People rescue garment workers trapped under rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, in Savar, 30 km (19 miles) outside Dhaka in this April 24, 2013 file photo.-Credit: Reuters/Andrew Biraj/Filescut off long-time U.S. trade benefits for Bangladesh on Thursday in a mostly symbolic response to conditions in the country's garment industry that have cost more than 1,200 lives in the past year.