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ould Retailers Cut and Run from Banglades Presented By: Sudhansu 1401094 Sunil 1401095 Surya 1401096 Sushobhan 1401097 Suvajit 1401098

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Should Retailers Cut and Run from Bangladesh?Presented By:Sudhansu 1401094Sunil1401095Surya 1401096Sushobhan 1401097Suvajit 1401098Case Overview Bangladeshisthesecondlargestapparelexporterith!18billion"#$6%illiongar%ent or&ers" and so%e o' the loest ages in the orld becauseo'theunsa'eor&ingconditionsinoneo'theapparel'actory(rebro&eoutthat &illed400or&ersin)ay*01#hichputesternapparelco%paniesundertre%endous public scrutiny +'ter a 'actory (re 6 %onths ago" ,isney had already announced a one-year phase-out o' all %anu'acturing in Bangladesh ending in )arch *014 .hile other estern retailers deter%ine i' they ill 'ollo ,isney/s exa%ple" labor groups are urging the% to stay and i%prove conditions as opposed to cutting their losses and running Questions Remain ,o these retailers have an obligation to i%prove or&ing conditions in Bangladesh once they have used subcontractors there0 1o ethical is it to al& aay and source clothes in another lo-cost location0 2s the proble% instead that 3$S$ co%panies expect their clothes to be %ade at unrealistically lo prices0The Utilitarian Approach 2t strives to achieve the greatest good 'or the greatest nu%ber hile creating the least a%ount o' har% or preventing the greatest a%ount o' su5ering 6he %ajor 7etailers are ,isney" .al-)art" 8+9" :hildren/s 9lace" Benetton$ But the nu%ber o' or&ers involved are #$6 %illion ;abor groups are urging the% to stay and i%prove conditions as opposed to cutting their losses and running +ccording to 3tilitarian approach 7etailers have to stay at Bangladesh and help to i%prove the conditions 'or greater good +nd they %ust help in preventing the accidents in 'uture 'or preventing the greatest a%ount o' har%