Thousands of women producing clothes for UK brands are working 14 hours a day for poverty pay in Bangladesh.This accusation comes from the charity War on Want in new research launched as the People newspaper publishes allegations that Bangladeshi workers earn under 6p an hour for night shifts. The charity’s researchers interviewed 1,000 female employees from 41 factories supplying western retailers, many of them British. Leading retailers – including Zara, Gap, Marks & Spencer, Monsoon Accessorize, New Look, Primark, River Island and Tesco - have pledged to observe a code of conduct with the Ethical Trading Initiative which says that suppliers’ workers earn a living wage, do not work over 48 hours a week or face abuse.The report, Stitched Up, is supported by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes. A new poll shows members of the WI, Britain’s largest voluntary women’s group; want retailers and the British government to ensure a fair wage for overseas garment workers.

Pray: for all retailers to follow the ethical code generously to ensure a fair wage for all workers. (Mal.3:5)

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