Tesco charged of gross under-payment at Indian factory
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LONDON: A charity group today accused British retail giant Tesco, which has been mulling an India foray for long, of exploiting workers at a Bangalore garment factory, saying employees are paid only half the minimum wage.
War on Want, a group fighting against poverty in developing countries, charged that workers making clothes at a factory in Bangalore for the top UK retailer are toiling long hours for as little as 16 pence (Rs 14) an hour.
The investigation was conducted by an Indian labour rights organisation, Cividep, and its report will be presented at Tesco's AGM tomorrow.
The charge against Tesco follows a BBC TV report earlier this month, which showed some of India's poorest people, including children, working long, gruelling hours on Primark clothes in slum workshops and refugee camps.
Last week, Primark reportedly sacked three suppliers in India after finding that they were sub-contracting work to companies which used children for embroidery work.
The investigation was conducted by an Indian labour rights organisation, Cividep, and its report will be presented at Tesco's AGM tomorrow.
The charge against Tesco follows a BBC TV report earlier this month, which showed some of India's poorest people, including children, working long, gruelling hours on Primark clothes in slum workshops and refugee camps.
Last week, Primark reportedly sacked three suppliers in India after finding that they were sub-contracting work to companies which used children for embroidery work.
Read more in The Economic Times