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‘Exploited’ workers at Indian factories supplying Tesco, Sainsbury’s, M&S and Ralph Lauren say they don’t get toilet breaks and are being made to sleep on factory floors BBC investigation uncovers poor conditions for staff supplying UK high street Worker claims she works 22-hour days sleeping between 3am and 5am on floor Another said: ‘We don’t … Read more
A firm that supplies goat’s milk products to major UK supermarkets has sacked staff after shocking footage emerged showing workers hitting and punching animals. The footage, taken at Far Marsh Farm in Hull, East Yorkshire, shows goats being punched and hit by staff while the animals cry out. Goats are also seen being dragged by … Read more
Clothes workers in Leicester are being paid as little as £3.50 an hour to produce items for some of the UK’s biggest fashion brands, an investigation has uncovered. At a factory named as Jaswal Fashions, where clothes at bound for online giant Boohoo and Nasty Gal, employees are said to work for less than half … Read more
Major coronavirus outbreak hits British meat factory supplying chicken for KFC and Tesco as more than 100 workers self-isolate One quarter of workers at the 2 Sisters meat factory are now self isolating The factory in Anglesey, North Wales, produces meat for takeaways and shops KFC, Tesco and Aldi all receive produce from the factory … Read more
Row brews at Starbucks over ‘child workers’ on farms supplying the High Street giant’s coffee beans Investigation claimed children aged 11 working eight-hour days on plantations American coffee giant has almost 1,000 cafes in UK and revenue of £20billion Five plantations linked to company were reportedly exploiting children for work By Lizzie Deane For The … Read more