Panorama, Primark and Labour Standards

Following the news stories last week and speculation in the Ethical Trading community, the BBC is set to show its investigation into the ethical standards of Primark’s supply chain this Monday at 9pm. A potentially controversial trailer is available on YouTube:
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The Devil Wears Primark: Another dose of reality TV sweatshops

Hot on the heals of BBC3’s ‘Blood Sweat and T-Shirts‘, comes Channel 4’s ‘The Devil Wears Primark‘, which is being broadcast on Sunday June 1st at 9.00pm.
Like ‘Blood Sweat and T-Shirts’ the shows concerns the working conditions of Indian workers making clothes for Britain’s low cost fashion industry. These include poor health and safety, [...]

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