Dive Summary:

• Americans may buy fewer goods made in Bangladesh after highly-publicized factory collapse at the Rana Plaza in April, according to a survey released by Harris Poll.
• Roughly 39% of the 1,000 participants said they were inclined to making changes in their shopping habits and would ‘probably buy fewer products produced in Bangladesh.’ Women were more inclined than men.
• Clothing and apparel manufacturing currently employs 3.4 million people in Bagladesh and accounts for roughly 80% of the country’s exported goods.

 From the article:

Since the collapse, companies that buy clothes made by factories in Bangladesh have announced plans to improve safety. A group of retailers comprising mostly European chains, including Hennes & Mauritz AB (HMB) and Inditex SA (ITX), pledged $60 million over five years to increase monitoring of conditions.