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Kalpona Akter

Executive director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity. A former garment worker from the age of 12, she is in the U.S. to call on retailers like Wal-Mart, The Gap and Disney to take the lead on improving working conditions in Bangladesh.

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