Mathias Azonnoudo says Benin authorities are encouraging cotton growers to produce more
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Most of Benin's cotton harvest is exported for processing to garment-producing countries like Bangladesh and China
Mathias Azonnoudo, a 50-year-old farmer in Benin, was taking a break sitting on a large pile of freshly picked cotton, which the government ho…
Bangladesh's clothing manufacturing industry was crippled by a revolution that toppled the government last year
The apparel industry accounts for about 80 percent of Bangladesh's exports, earning $36 billion last year
Most factories are now back in operation, but employees say that at some, conditions are worse than before
Bangladesh garment factory owner S.M. Khaled heads the Snowtex company, which employs around 22,000 workers
In a vast Bangladeshi factory hall thrumming with sewing machines, garment workers churn out seemingly endless pairs of mountain hiking trouse…
A civil war is devastating Myanmar, but thousands of garment workers in the country still churn out clothing for brands like Adidas and H&M
With the nation's electricity grid lacking, factory owners often rely on expensive generators