Mr Yunus also urged global fashion brands not to abandon the country, saying that garment factory workers subcontracted to produce their clothing should be seen as de facto employees.

BBC: Bangladesh factory collapse toll passes 1,000

Bangladesh has gotten off the economic mat in recent years with a big push into cheap apparel, a mixed blessing whose downside was horribly brought home in November when a Dhaka garment factory caught fire with 112 workers trapped to die inside.

FORBES: Window On A Different Dhaka

The November fire at the Tazreen garment factory drew international attention to the conditions workers toil under in Bangladesh's textile industry.

NPR: 87 Dead In Bangladesh Garment Factory Collapse

The tragedy, the deadliest incident in the history of the garment industry, came just months after a fire in another garment factory in Bangladesh in November killed 112 workers.

WSJ: Trade group slams safety pact for Bangladesh

On Monday, the government agreed to allow garment workers to form trade unions without permission from factory owners.

BBC: Bangladesh textile factories shut amid unrest

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) More than two days after their factory collapsed on them, at least some garment workers were still alive in the corpse-littered debris Friday, pinned beneath tons of mangled metal and concrete.

NPR: Toll In Bangladesh Building Collapse Passes 300

Government officials, labor activists, manufacturers and retailers all called for improved safety standards after a November garment factory fire in the same suburb, when locked emergency exits trapped hundreds of workers inside and 112 people died.

NPR: Bangladesh Owner Is At Nexus Of Politics, Business

During an episode of the investigative TV show called A Liga (The League) reporters visited a factory where Bolivian immigrant workers were caught in slave-like conditions in garment production for the Galicia-based company, which is part of the Inditex group.

FORBES: Zara Accused Of Alleged 'Slave Labor' In Brazil

Bangladeshi rescue workers say a large group of people has been found alive inside a garment factory on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka.

BBC: Dhaka building collapse: 'Large group' found alive