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Article

16 Jun 2010

Author:
Economic Times [India]

Perfumes off UK shelves over Indian workers wage allegations

…Superdrug [part of Hutchison Whampoa]…has pulled out the perfumes of reality TV star Katie Price from its shelves following allegations that Indian workers making the bottles were not even paid minimum wages…A spokeswoman for Superdrugs…said: "As a business, we have a robust ethical trading policy…Therefore, we have taken the decision to remove Katie Price's fragrances…” Price's spokesperson said…: "Following a press report about the production of…bottles by…Pragati Glass, we can confirm that this factory in India is no longer used as a source..." Dinesh Gupta, managing director of Pragati Glass…insists that the company has done nothing wrong...[also refers to Aroma de France, Umbro (part of Nike)]