Human Rights Watch has issued a report on the working conditions of luxury goods factories in Bangladesh. The report said that leather factories which supply materials to luxury fashion accessory brands have poor working conditions and dump dangerous chemicals directly into rivers. The chemicals named were sulfuric acid, chromium and lead. The report also pointed out that children often work in the leather tanneries, using such dangerous chemicals to treat the animal skins. Bangladesh exported more than $600m of leather goods in 2011 to China, Germany, Italy, Japan and other rich countries.
Passengers on American Airlines flights have experienced delays on 40% of the airline's flights in September 2012. The airline has experienced several slowdowns as airline staff re-negotiate their employment contracts.
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