From War on Want:

Sweatshop conditions. 80-hour working weeks. 7p an hour wages. No trade union representation. We wouldn’t accept this situation in the UK, so why should they?

For years British supermarkets have used their buying power to squeeze suppliers and drive down pay and working conditions in factories abroad.

This short film showing what it means to work in overseas industries supplying supermarkets. The people who make the clothes and grow the food sold in UK supermarkets are often poorly paid, overworked and face unsafe conditions. Trade unions are often illegal or their members suffer intimidation, making it difficult for workers to protect themselves from abuse.

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