Comments on: ‘Devil Wears Primark’ pulled off air http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air Making what’s good for workers, work for business. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:11:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Noelle http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air/comment-page-1#comment-360 Noelle Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:01:12 +0000 http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air/#comment-360 'Brian'.... very defensive... not a PR exec for Primark then? ‘Brian’…. very defensive… not a PR exec for Primark then?

]]> By: Hannah http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air/comment-page-1#comment-353 Hannah Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:03:47 +0000 http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air/#comment-353 Although I'm sure primark do have questionable standards on production, what about other high street stores? At least primark don't put a huge mark up on garments unlike other stores do, I'm sure everybody has enough common sense to realise that paying that little means somebody is missing out. Yet do you feel the same when you purchase something from Topshop or Gap for example? I hope if this programme does air they highlight the fact that this is not only applicable to primark! Although I’m sure primark do have questionable standards on production, what about other high street stores? At least primark don’t put a huge mark up on garments unlike other stores do, I’m sure everybody has enough common sense to realise that paying that little means somebody is missing out. Yet do you feel the same when you purchase something from Topshop or Gap for example? I hope if this programme does air they highlight the fact that this is not only applicable to primark!

]]> By: Panorama, Primark, Child Labour and the Alexa Chung factor : » Blog Archive Impactt Ltd http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air/comment-page-1#comment-350 Panorama, Primark, Child Labour and the Alexa Chung factor : » Blog Archive Impactt Ltd Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:56:07 +0000 http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air/#comment-350 [...] news only adds to the pressure on the company’s ethical standards following recent unwanted attention after the cancellation of Alexa Chung’s sweatshop experiment in Covent Garden entitled ‘The [...] [...] news only adds to the pressure on the company’s ethical standards following recent unwanted attention after the cancellation of Alexa Chung’s sweatshop experiment in Covent Garden entitled ‘The [...]

]]> By: Comedian http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air/comment-page-1#comment-346 Comedian Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:31:08 +0000 http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air/#comment-346 I have actually worked closely on NGO reports associated with labour standards in the Third World. And some of the largest steady stream of complaints received direct from the garment labour centres are to do with Primark employees. Many of whom are denied basic labour rights, paid an absolute pittance and afforded no basic human dignity or respect. If anyone with a modicum of common sense stops to ask themselves: in London, one of the most expensive cities in the world, and a fashion capital…in an advent of hyperinflation and the fashion retail industry elevating costs to previously unseen levels; HOW are PRIMARK able to keep their prices so consistently low? Perhaps this is done out of the goodness of their generous hearts? Perhaps this is all in honour of the poorer consumer? Yes. That must be it. I have actually worked closely on NGO reports associated with labour standards in the Third World.

And some of the largest steady stream of complaints received direct from the garment labour centres are to do with Primark employees. Many of whom are denied basic labour rights, paid an absolute pittance and afforded no basic human dignity or respect.

If anyone with a modicum of common sense stops to ask themselves: in London, one of the most expensive cities in the world, and a fashion capital…in an advent of hyperinflation and the fashion retail industry elevating costs to previously unseen levels; HOW are PRIMARK able to keep their prices so consistently low?

Perhaps this is done out of the goodness of their generous hearts? Perhaps this is all in honour of the poorer consumer? Yes. That must be it.

]]> By: Brian, UK http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air/comment-page-1#comment-340 Brian, UK Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:40:14 +0000 http://www.impacttlimited.com/2008/06/02/%e2%80%98devil-wears-primark%e2%80%99-pulled-off-air/#comment-340 I was disapointed that this programme was pulled from Channel 4 - having monitored the growth of this business I have read one or two uneducated comments from the public who know little or nothing about the company - PRIMARK would never have paid C4 to pull the screening of this programme - I'm confident that PRIMARK would have liked the opportunity to present their point of view fairly. PRIMARK do have an ethical trading policy - and I'm sure that they do everything to conform to working practices and laws set by the EU and the relevant employment agencies in India, Africa, Asia - anywhere in the world. I was disapointed that this programme was pulled from Channel 4 – having monitored the growth of this business I have read one or two uneducated comments from the public who know little or nothing about the company – PRIMARK would never have paid C4 to pull the screening of this programme – I’m confident that PRIMARK would have liked the opportunity to present their point of view fairly.
PRIMARK do have an ethical trading policy – and I’m sure that they do everything to conform to working practices and laws set by the EU and the relevant employment agencies in India, Africa, Asia – anywhere in the world.

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