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Campaign for a supermarket watchdog - The story so far
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It's been over two years since the Competition Commission finished its investigation into the groceries market. -
Film: A Bitter Cup
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Tea workers in the developing world struggle to get by on poverty wages while British supermarkets make huge profits. ... -
The tea industry
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... of workers employed by businesses in their supply chains, despite their repeated claims to be addressing the issue. With British supermarkets unwilling to clean up their act, War on Want and other allied ... -
A Bitter Cup
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... Based on interviews with workers, it shows that although the tea industry is booming and supermarkets are cashing in, workers are harassed, poorly paid and denied trade union rights on tea plantations ... -
Demand the UK government protect the rights of tea workers
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A Bitter Cup, a new report from War on Want, documents the poor working conditions and poverty pay of tea workers in Kenya and India producing tea for supermarkets in the UK. Take action today by writing ... -
'7p an hour tea workers shame stores’
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Millions of tea drinkers in Britain are today warned that their breakfast cuppa may come from Indian workers toiling for 7p an hour – well below a living wage. -
War on Want and SOLIDAR host EU seminar on Decent Work and global supply chains
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Workers in global food and clothing supply chains face some of the most exploitative working conditions in the world. Many millions work in Export Processing Zones, where trade unions are often forbidden, ... -
MPs back a supermarket watchdog
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... we have seen routine exploitation, terrible conditions and poverty pay. A watchdog would help govern the relationship between the large supermarkets and their suppliers, controlling the damaging practices ... -
An inspiring day in the fight against supermarket power
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A big thanks to everyone who came along to our Fight Supermarket Power conference. -
Take action to support a supermarket watchdog
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On Friday 5 March, Albert Owen MP is going to present a bill to parliament that would establish an independent body to protect overseas workers. This is a critical opportunity for us - but we need to act ... -
Support a supermarket watchdog in parliament!
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Many thanks to the hundreds of you that took action. The bill passed its first debate which is great news. -
Stopping Supermarket Power
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» Original article in La Bouche Supermarkets have long been a large, visible and ever-growing presence on the UK high street. As these corporate giants expand here and across the world, governments herald ... -
Stratford High says no to sweatshop exploitation
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Last Friday, a group of school students from Stratford High in Stratford-upon-Avon participated in War on Want's Love Fashion Hate Sweatshops activity by having a group picture taken at school. War on ... -
Free event: Fight Supermarket Power
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... for this free event, email supermarkets@waronwant.org Speakers include: Alex Y. Kawakami - Landless Workers' Movement [MST] (Brazil) Jamal Juma' - Coordinator of Stop the Wall (Palestine) Anton ... -
Sweatshop workers pay the price for our bargains
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» Original article in The Independent The downward trend for clothes expenditure over the past decade is not because we are buying less. Far from it - the Noughties saw a vast surge in consumption levels ... -
Primark roasted on winter sales ‘abuse’
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NEWS PEG: Thursday, 14 January 2010 Cold weather fuels big Primark sales rise Retailer attacked over poverty pay workers Cheap fashion retailer Primark is today accused of profiting from increased ... -
End exploitation of the people who make our clothes
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The business practices of Britain's top brands are forcing thousands of men and women to work as sweatshop slaves. Many companies are doing nothing to address this shameful situation. Click below to ... -
Supermarket watchdog plan wins two cheers
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... after its four years of campaigning for government regulation on supermarkets, but sought evidence that ministers will introduce tough curbs to halt supermarkets' abuse of suppliers. War on Want expressed ... -
Mandelson pressed on stores watchdog
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... to UK supermarkets. The charity's research has also revealed that Kenyan and Colombian workers face poverty pay supplying flowers to British supermarkets. War on Want is demanding that a watchdog should ... -
‘Stop companies’ overseas abuse’ government told
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... is spearheading the campaign for tough legislation over mercenaries, including a ban on their use in combat and combat support. Last week the charity attacked the government's voluntary guidance on supermarkets' ...
