> Burmese workers that produced F+F jeans for Tesco in Thailand report being trapped in effective forced labour, working 99-hour weeks for illegally low pay in appalling conditions,
No surprise, given that Tesco, Primark, Sainsburys come bottom of the supermarket pack in terms of ethical behaviour.
M&S and ASOS better but still not good.
Over the years I’ve found that the jeans produced by younger enslaved people are far superior to those produced by enslaved olders. A big thank you to Tesco et al for supporting junior labour.
Almost all cheap clothes are made in sweatshops. Same with shoes. Your cheap chocolate is made by child slaves.
We’ve perfected this wilful ignorance of the working conditions because it means we pay less.
Capitalism can only survive on the back of slave labour
Not an expert in UK cases, but looking at the legal cases in USA I wonder how labourers will be paid more by TESCO, compared to Leigh Day and Oliver Holland being paid.
It’s good this is getting visibility. I’ll take the opportunity to point out that most people here will be wearing clothes made in sweatshops or by workers who are being taken advantage of at the least.
Try buying clothes made in ethical conditions by workers who are paid fairly, and see how much that costs you – then ask yourself why clothes are so cheap when you buy them elsewhere and think about what you’re supporting and whether you need that new clothing or not.
And the vast majority of shoppers in the UK don’t care, they just want cheap clothes
This is the way the Tories are planning to go in UK I am sure.
What do you fucking expect. You pay £10 for some jeans; someone is paying the price.
This would be an actual story if it was for a real brand
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> Burmese workers that produced F+F jeans for Tesco in Thailand report being trapped in effective forced labour, working 99-hour weeks for illegally low pay in appalling conditions,
No surprise, given that Tesco, Primark, Sainsburys come bottom of the supermarket pack in terms of ethical behaviour.
M&S and ASOS better but still not good.
Over the years I’ve found that the jeans produced by younger enslaved people are far superior to those produced by enslaved olders. A big thank you to Tesco et al for supporting junior labour.
Almost all cheap clothes are made in sweatshops. Same with shoes. Your cheap chocolate is made by child slaves.
We’ve perfected this wilful ignorance of the working conditions because it means we pay less.
Capitalism can only survive on the back of slave labour
Not an expert in UK cases, but looking at the legal cases in USA I wonder how labourers will be paid more by TESCO, compared to Leigh Day and Oliver Holland being paid.
It’s good this is getting visibility. I’ll take the opportunity to point out that most people here will be wearing clothes made in sweatshops or by workers who are being taken advantage of at the least.
Try buying clothes made in ethical conditions by workers who are paid fairly, and see how much that costs you – then ask yourself why clothes are so cheap when you buy them elsewhere and think about what you’re supporting and whether you need that new clothing or not.
And the vast majority of shoppers in the UK don’t care, they just want cheap clothes
This is the way the Tories are planning to go in UK I am sure.
What do you fucking expect. You pay £10 for some jeans; someone is paying the price.
This would be an actual story if it was for a real brand