we're joined now by elizabeth cline, author of "overdressed" and distributer to the nation. >> thanksfor having me on. >> john: it is great to have you. i'm sorry it is for a predictable story. what did you experience in bangladesh? >> i was there undercover as a garment buyer in 2011 and as we're finding out now the industry, i found it to be incredibly haphazard and opaque. very difficult to get information about where clothing is being made and how. i met with a lot of middle men who had a portfolio of factories who would offer to subcontract my orders to different factories which means it would be very difficult for me to control my supply chain. and then the other thing i saw was factory owners wanting to bend over backwards to get my business. that's really the attitude there is they'll do anything and say anything to get the orders from western brand. so it is this very interesting power of dynamic where bangladesh is really eager to get these orders. >> john: when you say doing anything to get your business, they're not talking about customer service. they're talking about low

joining me now is elizabeth cline, author of "overdressed, the shockingly high cost of cheap fashion"nks for having me on. >> you've seen first hand what working conditions are like in bangladesh. given that, were you shocked more than 1,100 people killed in a single accident? >> i think the figure would have been shocking no matter what i saw. but you're right, i went undercover in 2011 as a garment buyer. even at that point the industry was under a tremendous amount of pressure. all of these fashion companies are moving out of china and into bangladesh. bangladesh is trying to meet the demand of cheap fashion retailers and they're buckling under the pressure. >> they plan to raise the minimum wage and allow workers to unionize. they said that before. is there an indication this will be different? >> i think the living wage would be around $63, $64 a month and right now it's at $38 a month. hopefully that increase it this time to where garment workers can have a decent life. it's the brand's responsibility -- they could increase the prices they pay to factories. it's not just the gov