Big clothing brands flout own promises to pay workers fair living wage
Only three of 20 large clothes firms studied by Sheffield University — H&M, C&A and G-Star Raw — have committed to paying a living wage
30 May 2019 - 16:03
London — The world’s top clothing brands are failing to fulfil their own promises to pay workers a fair living wage that covers basic family needs, academics and activists said on Thursday.
Most major garment companies lack plans for calculating — let alone achieving — a living wage in their global supply chains, despite signing up to initiatives that push for better pay, said researchers at Britain’s Sheffield University...
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