The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Talks fail on Bangladesh clothing worker claims A two-day meeting in Geneva of high street clothing brands and pressure groups aimed at reaching a compensation deal for victims of two Bangladesh factory disasters ended Thursday in failure, organizers said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130913/talks-fail-on-bangladesh-clothing-worker-claims Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:33:00 +0200 talks-fail-on-bangladesh-clothing-worker-claims Swiss retailers withdraw shoes over toxic issues Two Swiss shoe retailers, Bata and Vögele, have removed various models of shoes from their stores after tests found they contained a cancer-causing chemical. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130221/swiss-retailers-withdraw-shoes-over-toxic-concerns Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:47:00 +0100 swiss-retailers-withdraw-shoes-over-toxic-concerns