The Fairtrade Foundation has expressed shock and dismay about conditions experienced by migrant workers employed by Pratt's bananas in Luton...We have today issued a formal letter to the company, and requested that they take immediate action to address the concerns raised by the workers. In particular, the Fairtrade Foundation, as a founder member of the Ethical Trading Initiative, recommends that the company joins this body...Pratt's bananas should not be referred to a ‘Fairtrade company'. It is a company that has been licensed to ripen the bananas sold to them by Fairtrade certified producer groups in developing countries.