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Yet garment workers at various Lidl supply factories in Bangladesh reported appalling working conditions, including excessive, underpaid or unclear pay of overtime, punitive payroll deductions, obstruction of trade union work and discrimination against female workers – all of which not only violates International Labour Standards set out by the International Labour Organisation, but also the BSCI code of conduct, and Lidl’s own commitments.

According to Khorshed Alam, one of the lead researchers in the investigation, “With this research we not only exposed Lidl's social greenwashing but also showed the ineffectiveness of BSCI membership. Yet many companies continue to hide behind membership of a business initiative as an alternative to taking concrete action to improve their corporate social behaviour.”

“This is a big victory for all consumers who care about how their clothes have been produced - but are being cheated by false advertising,” states CCC campaigner Sapi Ullrich. “We really hope that Lidl will not only stop advertising false claims but will also invest into actually improving working conditions throughout their supply chain.”

The organisations now hope that Lidl will take more proactive steps to improve working conditions, with Lidl seeking to enter into dialogue with its critics.

Source: Clean Clothes Campaign

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