H&M rapidly expands empire, but safety upgrades at factories 'painfully slow'

By Esther Han
Updated May 30 2016 - 3:16pm, first published May 29 2016 - 12:15am
Garment factory workers in Cambodia during their lunch break. Photo: Asia Floor Wage Alliance
Garment factory workers in Cambodia during their lunch break. Photo: Asia Floor Wage Alliance
Garment workers rally on an anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse on April 24, 2013, that killed 1129 people. Photo: Solidarity Center/Asia Floor Wage Alliance
Garment workers rally on an anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse on April 24, 2013, that killed 1129 people. Photo: Solidarity Center/Asia Floor Wage Alliance
The opening of H&M's Pitt Street Mall store in Sydney on Halloween in November 2015 attracted large crowds.  Photo: Fiona Morris
The opening of H&M's Pitt Street Mall store in Sydney on Halloween in November 2015 attracted large crowds. Photo: Fiona Morris

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