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The EU is by far Bangladesh's biggest export market (Photo: USDAgov)

EU should help Bangladesh workers to unionise

Imposing sanctions on Bangladesh for unsafe working conditions while concluding a trade agreement with its neighbour India without a strong social component would be a mistake for the EU.

After more than 1,000 people died following a collapse and a fire in textile factories in Bangladesh, the EU announced that it is considering "appropriate action."

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The EU is by far Bangladesh's biggest export market (Photo: USDAgov)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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