In order to push Levi's to sign on to an international accord for workers’ health and safety in Pakistan and Bangladesh, activists have been campaigning against the company.

Activists pushing Levi's to sign on to an international accord for workers’ health and safety

The Bangladesh economy has grown at a healthy rate in the last few decades with the garment trade contributing for the majority of it. The booming industry accounts for around 80 per cent of Bangladesh’s annual exports and as a result, they have gone ahead of neighbours India when it comes to per capita income.

How Bangladesh's rivers have paid the price for garment-driven economic boom

The country relies on garment exports for 4 million jobs. Italian garment entrepreneurs were killed in the attack at Holey Artisan Bakery.

Bangladesh attack puts its $26 billion garment industry under threat