Marine clothing made in Bangladesh?

Marines Toughen Rules for Makers of Licensed Clothing
New York Times
Business Day
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Published: November 22, 2013

The Marine Corps trademark licensing office has adopted tougher production standards for manufacturers that produce clothing items like sweatshirts emblazoned with Marine mottos or insignia, after the corps was stung by the discovery of a licensed company’s designs in the rubble of a factory fire in Bangladesh a year ago.

Found among the debris after the Tazreen factory fire last year, which killed 112 workers, were patterns from one of its licensees for sweatshirts and other garments carrying Marine slogans like “Semper Fidelis.”

The corps licensing office has issued a new policy requiring licensees that produce items in Bangladesh to certify that they are complying with the rules of a European-dominated group of retailers that is seeking to improve safety there. The Marine Corps chose that group instead of an American-led group, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, which includes Walmart.
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