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Just Group, Myer and Mosaic named and shamed in Oxfam report – The Australian Financial Review
Major Australian brands continue to hide supplier factory names and locations and refuse to commit to paying living wages to factory workers, the chartable organisation…
Some brands had since responded to feedback from suppliers, consumers and shareholders to pay for orders placed and completed before COVID-19.
But this initial failure to pay for work already completed exposed how retailers’ dealings with factories had profound impacts on the lives of garment workers in low-paid, precarious employment, said the Oxfam report, which was based on research conducted with Monash University.
“Conventional purchasing practices, such as aggressive price negotiation, inaccurate…
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