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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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Page 1 of 3 Marks & SpencerM&S’ publicity this year has set out to establish its reputation as one of the high street’s most ethical options. Its’ Plan A project, which sets out public commitments with concrete targets, is a brave move, but on workers’ rights the commitments in Plan A itself are vague. M&S does seem aware that workers’ rights is an area where it needs to do more to back up its marketing, but it isn’t there yet. Responded to survey: yes MSI involvement: yes, Ethical Trading Initiative Wages Grade 2: Acknowledges that minimum and industry benchmark wages are not sufficient standards, but no real efforts to apply living wage. FoA Grade 2: Acknowledges that access to FoA and CB requires worker and management training, but no real efforts to ensure workers have access. M&V Grade 3: Can offer concrete examples of steps to involve local stakeholders in oversight of implementation, monitoring and verification (M&V), but only in a few pilot projects. |
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