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Slumdogs amongst Dubai’s millionaires
After last year’s Primark on the Rack, BBC Panorama has been investigating labour standards again. This time the BBC exposé focuses on the conditions of migrant workers building luxury estates in Dubai. Dubai is a by-word for 1st world seven-star living, with developments endorsed by footballer Michael Owen, cricketer Andrew Flintoff and celebrity chef Jamie [...]
Views from our Asia Pacific Network: Unrest in the Bangladeshi Garment Industry
This is the second article in the series of ‘viewpoints’ being issued by Impactt as part of the launch of our Asia Pacific Network. This viewpoint comes from Selima Akhtar, our associate in Bangladesh, and focuses on how severe inflation and poor wages have triggered violent unrest in the Bangladesh garment industry. Last year, Bangladesh [...]
At last, a sensible and nuanced programme on the challenges of ethical trade in the garment industry. Radio 4′s ‘In Business‘ programme ‘On the rack’ (broadcast on 12th June, repeated 15th June) is worth a second hearing – a 30-minute whistle-stop tour setting out just how real the problems are, and just how challenging they [...]
The Food Crisis and Living Wages
For the past couple of weeks the media has been full of stories about food inflation and its devastating impact on the developing world. Last week the World Bank and the IMF released reports indicating that we are facing a potential ‘food price crisis’ and thousands of people may starve. There have been riots in [...]