STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO, May 14 (Reuters) – Major U.S. retailers,
including Gap Inc, declined to endorse an accord on
Bangladesh building and fire safety backed by Europe’s two
biggest fashion chains, a trans-Atlantic divide that may dilute
garment industry reform efforts.

Three weeks after the collapse of a building housing garment
factories, which killed more than 1,100 people, Western brands
that rely on Bangladesh to produce clothing cheaply disagreed
over how best to ensure worker safety.

STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Major U.S. retailers including Gap Inc declined to endorse an accord on Bangladesh building and fire safety backed by Europe’s two biggest fashion chains, a trans-Atlantic divide that may dilute garment industry reform efforts.

Three weeks after the collapse of a building housing garment factories, which killed more than 1,100 people, Western brands that rely on Bangladesh to cheaply produce clothing disagreed over how best to ensure worker safety.