Published December 11, 2012, 12:00 AM
A Bangladeshi police officer walks by burnt sewing machines in a garment factory
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In this Nov. 25, 2012 file photo, a Bangladeshi police officer walks between rows of burnt sewing machines in a garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh. About a year before the fire at the factory killed 112 people, executives from Wal-Mart, Gap and other big clothing companies met nearby in the country's capital to discuss a legally binding contract that would govern safety inspections. But after a spokeswoman for Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, got up and said the proposal wasn't "financially feasible," the effort quickly lost momentum. AP Photo/Khurshed Rinku, File)
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