Recent news stories have investigated the conditions within which Olympic and Paralympic branded team kits have been produced, calling into question labour practices in some supplier factories in Indonesia.
We are shocked and saddened by the news, and support calls upon the Bangladeshi government to conduct a full and transparent investigation into Aminul's death, to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
Does Sedex increase efficiency in ethical trade auditing, or does it perpetuate the top-down, ‘audit-heavy' approach that many companies are seeking to move beyond? A look at how Sedex divides the ethical trading community.
"It was very dusty.. the sweat dripping of the end of your nose by time you were half way through, then when you were coming home you didn't have energy to have a wash properly.."
"All companies sourcing from China must work far harder to meet their responsibilities towards the workers making their products, whatever the product."
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