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Tesco is facing a lawsuit over allegations that jeans from its F&F fashion range were made under forced labour conditions. The supermarket giant, which retails jeans for 16 pounds, is being sued by 130 former workers from VK Garment Factury, a Thailand-based apparel manufacturer. Allegations include working 99-hour weeks for less than 4 pounds per…
Six-year-old Florence Widdicombe was writing notes on Christmas cards to her school friends in South London when she discovered one had already been written on. “We are foreign prisoners in Shanghai Qingpu prison China,” it said in English, written in all capital letters. “Forced to work against our will. Please help us and notify human…
Police in Thailand have been accused of conducting a sham investigation into forced labor allegations raised by workers at VK Garment Factory (VKG) that produced clothing for the U.K.’s largest supermarket chain, Tesco. Conclusion reached after one day Thai authorities conducted interviews with 114 former workers to screen for forced labor. After just one day,…
Investors with £800bn in assets have called on food retailers and the UK government to eliminate risks of debt bondage and forced labour on UK farms, as concerns build that the country’s immigration system is exposing migrant workers to abuse. Asset managers including Schroders, Sarasin & Partners and Quilter Cheviot have warned that the UK…
A group of investors with more than £800bn in assets across UK-listed retail, hospitality and food production businesses have called on supermarkets and the government to tackle risks of modern slavery on British farms, amid concerns the post-Brexit immigration system is exposing seasonal workers to potential exploitation. Asset managers are calling on the likes of…
A lawsuit against Tesco claims garment workers were forced to work in “dangerous and insanitary” conditions to produce clothes for the supermarket. Tesco is being sued by 130 former garment workers who alleged they suffered “negligence and debt bondage” at a garment factory used by the company in Thailand. The workers produced jeans, denim jackets…
The U.K.’s largest supermarket chain Tesco is facing a ground-breaking lawsuit alleging forced labour at a supplier factory in Thailand. The lawsuit has been brought by 130 Burmese workers, former employees at VK Garment Factory (VKG) where they made jeans for Tesco’s F+F brand of apparel. VGK’s site is in Mae Sot, on the Myanmar…
The reported horrors faced by some migrant workers in Thailand’s fisheries point to a crisis affecting the world. Many migrants who sign up to work in Thailand’s fishing industry have no idea what awaits. Many are tricked and promised steady work with monthly earnings to deceive them into modern slavery. The reported conditions are hellish:…
Exclusive: Workers say they have been charged to guarantee a job – which may be illegal – and have not yet had an interview. Indonesian man who paid £1,000 for UK farm job Analysis: Seasonal workers left at risk of exploitation Indonesians dreaming of working in Britain are understood to have paid deposits of up…
It is understood that Indonesians who dream of working in Britain have paid deposits of up to £2,500 to the Jakarta agency to “guarantee” jobs on British farms that have yet to materialize. Labor experts say the deposit is a job search fee, which is illegal in the UK and Indonesia. One worker told the…
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