High street retailers accused of exploiting workers in Asia
...The report, “Let's Clean Up Fashion: the State of Pay Behind the UK High Street”, published by sweatshop campaigning group Labour Behind the Label, criticised UK retailers for having "no coherent strategy" to ensure hundreds of thousands of workers receive a decent wage…The report surveyed 25 major high street brands and graded them between zero and five for their commitment to a living wage principle... [Includes statements by Arcardia Group, Asda (part of Wal-Mart), John Lewis, Levi Strauss, Sainsbury's, Tesco] [also refers to Burton (part of Arcadia), Dorothy Perkins (part of Arcadia), Evans (part of Arcadia), Gap, Marks & Spencer, Monsoon, Miss Selfridge (part of Arcadia), Next, New Look, Primark, Topman (part of Arcadia), Topshop (part of Arcadia), Wallis (part of Arcadia)]