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6 Jul 2010

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Asda

Our open invitation to Action Aid

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…ActionAid has released a critical report highlighting the payment of poverty wages to women clothing workers in Bangladesh and India…We’re really disappointed by this report as it doesn’t do justice to all the hard work we’ve been doing behind the scenes. It also doesn’t reflect the positive conversations we’ve been having with ActionAid…The measures we’ve already put in place in Bangladesh are leading to improved working conditions, fewer working hours and most importantly a more highly skilled workforce that’s able to earn higher wages…We are absolutely committed to bringing about genuine and sustainable change in the supply chain…