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In a vast Bangladeshi factory hall thrumming with sewing machines, garment workers churn out seemingly endless pairs of mountain hiking trousers for customers in Europe and North America.
In some areas of Guangzhou, a bustling port on the Pearl River in southern China, the sound of sewing machines is a constant.
The apparel industry accounts for about 80 percent of Bangladesh’s exports, earning US$36 billion last year, dropping little despite the unrest from the US$38 billion exported the previous year.