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Article

22 Sep 2003

Author:
Anita Roddick, founder of Body Shop, in Guardian [UK]

The price of dignity

Business is imposing virtual slavery in the developing world - and only we, the consumers, can stop it - Multinational companies sourcing production in China are having an enormous impact on the global economy, lowering wages and rolling back labour rights...Corporations continue to hide the factories they use around the world to make the goods we purchase...As a first step, we need full public disclosure of all factory names and locations. Such transparency will make it much harder to hide abuses. [refers to Viva, Sport-Elec, Alcoa Fujikura, Baxter International, Disney, Wal-Mart]