Figuring that there was more money in leasing stores than in running them, they shut down their garment shops.

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You put all the pieces together, loving parents who had a job, rode the subway every morning down to the garment industry.

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On Wednesday, Bangladesh announced the shut-down of 18 garment factories for safety reasons, amid growing concerns over the issue of industrial safety across the country.

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Deconstructing a garment, cutting it down to size and reconstructing it again sounded good once.

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More than 300 garment factories were shut down for a few days following the unrest.

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As Stewart was spelling out the rules of the plane, a flight attendant solemnly carried a full-length white garment bag from Nordstrom down the aisle, as if she were carrying the nuclear codes.

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Labor relations are less than ideal in the garment trade, but Hays has built loyalty right down to the people who cut the cloth and assemble the garments.

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The building, constructed on the edge of a canal, fell down on top of three flimsy homes where scores of low-paid garment workers and labourers lived.

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