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Fire Kills 112 Workers Making Clothes for US Brands

Fire Kills 112 Workers Making Clothes for US Brands
November 26, 2012 "ABC" -- The 100-plus workers who died in a fire late Saturday at a high-rise garment factory in Bangladesh were working overtime making clothes for major American retailers, including Wal-Mart, according to workers' rights groups. 

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