Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz last week said it was collaborating with trade unions and governments to improve workers' conditions, after an AFWA study found violations at its suppliers' factories in India and Cambodia.
Ahead of an International Labour Organization (ILO) conference, a campaigner for higher wages in Asia has stressed that global clothing brands must take responsibility for the millions of workers in the continent who are poorly paid by suppliers and ignored by governments.
Asia accounts for more than 60 per cent of the world's garment production, with the#
"If you corner workers and you increase the pressure on them, they are going to erupt like a pressure cooker some day," Bhattacharjee warned..
"That's not good for the country or for business. So it's in everyone's interest to prevent that situation - and it's easy, given how little it will take to fix it," she said. (SH)
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