Primark high street fashion store has a cheap line of clothing great for expanding your wardrobe with a limited amount of money. It provides the latest fashion and lets admit the plain under tops are a hit. However it's not all that cracked up to be and I'm not just talking about the fact it's common.We thought the 2009 issue of badly treated workers was behind us, but Primark still have not found their ethics!
In 09 War on Want claimed that Bangladeshi workers making clothes for Primark receive an average of under £20 a month which is less than half a living wage. They also criticised the working conditions. Although Primark admitted 'factories don't always meet the high standards that we expect', they set out measures to prevent this including; doubling the number of factory inspections, appointing regional ethical managers and hiring a new director of ethics.
Even though Primark are now caring for their factory workers more, they seem to be forgetting the rest of the world population. 2008 in the UK alone, over 13% of children were in severe poverty. Primark is not helping resolve this problem by cutting up consumer goods which are faulty or are not sold. Primark said 'the practice was common and was to protect consumers,' but it is not protecting the country. Primark itself and charities are loosing out on a lot of money, as well as also decreasing the space in landfill sites.
The Association of Charity Shops estimates that about £120m is raised each year by organisations selling donated goods. think about how much more money they can raise if Primark donated?!
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