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Amazon found selling clothes from factories other retailers blacklist

After a deadly 2013 factory collapse, most big US apparel companies agreed to steer clear of dangerous plants in Bangladesh. Not Amazon.

Amazon found selling clothes from factories other retailers blacklist
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Justin Scheck, Jon Emont and Alexandra Berzon | WSJ
After a 2013 factory collapse killed more than 1,100 people in Bangladesh, most of the biggest U.S. apparel retailers joined safety-monitoring groups that required them to stop selling clothing from factories that violated certain safety standards.

Amazon.com Inc. didn’t join.

According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, the site today offers a steady stream of clothing from dozens of Bangladeshi factories that most leading retailers have said are too dangerous to allow into their supply chains.

A yellow gingham toddler top embroidered with flowers was among those clothes, listed on Amazon for $4.99 by a New York City retailer. The Journal traced the