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This report isn't an 'ethical shopping guide'. The way to help workers is not to boycott one company in favour of another, it's to shift from being a passive consumer to an active one. Each time you buy clothes, get in touch with the company you bought them from, ask them what they are doing about the recommendations in this report. Together, we can - and we will - clean up fashion.

 
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French Connection did not supply much information in 2006, because its supplier handbook was, “in the process of a complete review and update,” and therefore, “not yet ready for publication.”  It also said that it was planning to “develop our monitoring policies and processes.”  Judging from its response in 2007, however, it has made no progress at all.
 
Responded to survey: only when followed up on telephone

MSI involvement: no

Wages Grade 1: Accepts the principle of a living wage, but applies legal minimum/industry benchmark.

FoA Grade 1: Accepts the rights to FoA and CB in principle, but no examples of how enforced.

M&V Grade 2: Acknowledges that minimum and industry benchmark wages are not sufficient standards, but no real efforts to apply living wage.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 September 2007 )
 

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