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Workers still find themselves struggling to survive on the breadline, working excessive overtime just so they can make ends meet. |
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Page 1 of 3 George at Asda/WalmartAsda has been stung by a series of public reports of poor pay and conditions at its suppliers in Bangladesh over the last year. Its written response to us this year was combative, taking issue with our profile last year and suggesting that our ‘editorial stance’ was not based on evidence. Asda did accept our invitation to meet, however, and at this meeting admitted that it needed to be doing more. Responded to our survey: twice MSI involvement: yes, ETI Wages Grade 2: Acknowledges that minimum and industry benchmark wages are not sufficient standards, but no real efforts to apply living wage. M&V Grade 2: Acknowledges the limitations of social audits as tools for ensuring compliance, but no examples of how moving beyond them. |
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