Garment workers return to their posts as more than 300 factories reopen in Bangladesh.<br/> <br />Protests over pay and working conditions halted operations for three days as the industry struggles to recover from a series of deadly incidents.<br/> <br />The country is the world's second-biggest exporter of clothing after China and a source for many international brands.<br/> <br />But a building collapse that killed more than 1,100 people last month has exposed the human cost of its cheap manufacturing and lax safety standards.<br/> <br />Workers make an average minimum wage equivalent to 38 U.S. dollars per month.<br/> <br />This woman says their survival depends on the industry and they want factories to remain open.<br/> <br />The general manager says operations will be back in full swing by Saturday.<br/> <br />The government is beginning to take steps to allow garment workers to form unions without prior approval from factory owners and has formed a wage board to consider pay increases.
