Showing posts with label Indian textile and garment industry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indian textile and garment industry. Show all posts

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Dutch retailers paying "starvation wages" to Indian textile ...

"Dutch fashion retailers are paying "starvation wages" at factories in a major hub for the global garment industry in southern India, forcing many workers into crippling debt, a report on Tuesday showed."
"Workers surveyed at 10 garment factories in and around Bengaluru in the southern Indian state of Karnataka took home on average 90 euros ($100) a month, and 70 percent were in debt, the report by four non-profit organisations said."
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