Big companies ignore worker mistreatment, says new report
DW reporter Dan Ashby looks into a new report that examines how labor rights violations by fast fashion companies continue unchecked around the world.
In this file photo, shoppers are offered bags as they enter a Primark retail store in the Downtown Crossing neighborhood of Boston, Sept. 10, 2015.
Have you ever wondered how a T-shirt, say from Primark, can cost as little as five euros ($6)? Well, one reason is that brands keep labor costs very low.
But while workers in Pakistan and elsewhere say they’re underpaid and mistreated, factory audits often paint a very different picture.
A new report from the nonprofit organization “Labor Behind the Label” examines how these labor rights violations can continue unchecked.
From our partners at Deutsche Welle, DW, Dan Ashby reports.
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