TORONTO -- A number of Canadian retailers will meet Monday with the Retail Council of Canada to talk about working conditions in third-world sweatshops.
The issue jumped into the spotlight last Wednesday, when an eight-storey building housing garment factories collapsed in Bangladesh.
The death toll from the disaster has risen to at least 377 -- and is expected to continue rising as crews dig deeper under the rubble.
Garment workers in the shattered building are said to have been paid only $38 a month.
Loblaw, which buys Joe Fresh clothes made in the building that collapsed, will be at today's meeting.
The company has expressed condolences to those affected by the tragedy.
Loblaw says it's committed to ensuring safe working conditions for those who produce the products it sells.
