[Wall Street Journal] Bangladesh Garment Factories Often Evade Monitoring

On a recent Saturday night, however, bright fluorescent lights flickered well past 10 p.m. as workers inside furiously stitched children's skinny jeans bound for�Gap�Inc.'s Old Navy stores. The company regularly keeps many of its 4,500 workers late-sometimes until 5 a.m.-to meet production targets set by retailers like Gap,�VF�Corp. and Tommy Hilfiger parent PVH Corp. The workers themselves sometimes welcome the extra pay, but the practice apparently conflicts with the retailers' stated policies and a Bangladeshi law that prohibits more than 10 hours of work a day, including two hours of overtime. Read More: