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The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has asked three of its members to
investigate accusations that workers in their supply chain are
regularly working 80 hours a week for only 5p (9.8 cents) an hour and
in dangerous conditions.
In its Fashion Victims report, War on Want last month alleged that conditions in some Bangladesh clothing factories supplying Asda, Primark and Tesco – all ETI members – do not comply with the companies’ codes of conduct, and that suppliers circumvent social audits by instructing workers to lie about their pay, hours and safety.
ETI director Dan Rees said: ‘War on Want has raised serious allegations, which we have advised our member companies to promptly investigate.’
Rees emphasized, however, that ‘we need to engage with the entire industry and government’ if real changes are to be made in the Bangladesh garment sector. He said ETI members ‘have been reaching out to the Bangladesh government and industry and to brands around the world to try to get a joined-up approach’.
In its Fashion Victims report, War on Want last month alleged that conditions in some Bangladesh clothing factories supplying Asda, Primark and Tesco – all ETI members – do not comply with the companies’ codes of conduct, and that suppliers circumvent social audits by instructing workers to lie about their pay, hours and safety.
ETI director Dan Rees said: ‘War on Want has raised serious allegations, which we have advised our member companies to promptly investigate.’
Rees emphasized, however, that ‘we need to engage with the entire industry and government’ if real changes are to be made in the Bangladesh garment sector. He said ETI members ‘have been reaching out to the Bangladesh government and industry and to brands around the world to try to get a joined-up approach’.
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