| Garment workers throughout the globe are
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| | £40 per month is a struggle for a
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| traditionally paid the minimum wage and
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| | family to survive on as there is no
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| work long hours in poor conditions in
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| | welfare system to help. Even though the
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| order to produce the clothes that we take
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| | cost of living is much cheaper than the
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| for granted.
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| | UK and USA, the cost of living is rising
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| In the developing world countries such as
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| | faster than wages making them even
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| Indonesia and China mass produce enough
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| | poorer.
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| clothes to reach to the moon and back
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| | Yet starting wages in the factories
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| every day, this routine production and
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| | researched for War on Wants report were
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| exploitation in the name of fashion by
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| | as little as £8 a month, barely a
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| major brands has increasingly come under
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| | third of the living wage. Even better
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| fire as they continue to under pay staff,
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| | paid sewing machine operators receive
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| and offer no additional benefits while
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| | only £16 a month, which equates to
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| reaping huge profits from these suffering
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| | 5p an hour for the 80 hours they
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| workers.
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| | regularly have to work each week. The
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| Ethical clothing guarantees that workers
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| | minimum wage for garment workers in
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| have not only been paid well but also
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| | Bangladesh halved in real terms during
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| have access to a range of benefits from
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| | the 1990s, and many complain their pay is
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| maternity leave and pensions to
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| | too low to cover food, housing and health
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| healthcare and education.
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| | costs.
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| In December 06 War on Want published a
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| | Primark, Tesco and Asda have also pledged
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| reporting stating that mainly women
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| | that their suppliers must not be required
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| workers in Bangladesh are regularly
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| | to work more than 48 hours a week on a
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| working 80 hours a week for just 5p an
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| | regular basis which is the same as the
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| hour, in potential death trap factories,
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| | European Time Directive that applies to
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| to produce cheap clothes for British
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| | UK workers. We are not forced to work
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| consumers for sale in retailers such as
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| | over 48 hours per week, why should they?
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| Primark, Tesco and Asda.
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| | Workers interviewed for War on Wants
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| Primark, Tesco and Asda have all made
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| | report can toil up to 96 hours a week -
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| public commitments to the payment of a
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| | double the supposed maximum - and often
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| living wage to suppliers - commonly
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| | lose their day off and face the sack if
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| calculated to be a minimum £22 a
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| | they refuse.
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| month in Bangladesh. I used to volunteer
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| | The choice appears simple, avoid dirt
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| as a teacher in Nepal which is next to
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| | cheap clothes where possible and as the
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| Bangladesh and the primary school
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| | excellent ethical campaign by Marks and
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| teachers were paid around £40 per
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| | Spencers says ...look behind the label.
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| month. I know from experience that even
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