Abuse of workers packing fair trade bananas in the UK, on Today programme this morning

There was a flutter of intrigue in the Impactt office this morning over the allegations made in the Today programme expose of labour conditions at a fair-trade banana supplier. The investigation alleged that Polish migrant workers in Luton, packing bananas for Tesco and Waitrose, were working excessive hours and had no breaks. Supervisors were recorded [...]

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Nike sacks Pakistani football maker over long-term failure to improve labour standards

Last month sportswear giant Nike ended its contract with Saga Sports, a production site in Sialkot, Pakistan, following an investigation that revealed they had been outsourcing Nike production to homeworkers. It was found that these workers were stitching the Premiership footballs in their homes. Nike stated that this prevents them from being able to monitor [...]

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